How is it possible that there are 70 right-wing members in the Knesset, yet somehow it is still a challenge to form a government?
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The surest way to form one under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is for Yamina head Naftali Bennett and New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar to compose themselves after having missed their opportunity for premiership and join Netanyahu.
If only Bennett revealed where his loyalties lie. Had he shared whether he intends to support Netanyahu in forming a coalition for the sake of creating a stable government as soon as possible, he would have already dispersed some of the confusion that has been accompanying us since Mansour Abbas's meteoric rise. Instead, Bennett persists with his ambiguous statements.
A clear statement on his part would also provide Sa'ar with an opportunity to transform from a timid lion into a mighty one. Even though both Bennett and Sa'ar failed in their premiership aspirations, nothing is stopping them from acting like true leaders. Sa'ar could explain to his constituents that national responsibility stands above that which he promised them. The number one goal is to take the country out of the coronavirus crisis, and such a mission cannot be accomplished with uncompromising refusal to sit with Netanyahu.
The fleeting claim to leadership is what separates Netanyahu from other would-be prime ministers. When such a moment arrives, Netanyahu has the ability to recognize it, react swiftly and attack with full force.
To try and analyze Sa'ar's potential political benefits is futile. As for Bennett, he had a chance to do the right thing, oppose media terrorism, leave the Opposition and join Netanyahu in forming a government. He would have then prevented the fourth round of elections.
He knowingly committed political suicide. And to what end? To say that this will also be Sa'ar's fate in the fifth round? He must already be contemplating retirement following the political failure that left him with few seats as Yesh Adit leader Yair Lapid and Blue and White chief Benny Gantz pocketed a large portion of them.
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