אם נתניהו יתפטר, תוך 48 שעות, נקים פה ממשלת חירום אמיתית. ממשלת אחדות אמיתית. לא ממשלת המנותקים הענקית שנתקענו איתה. הדבר האמיתי.
18 שרים. ממשלה יעילה, חדה, חדורת מטרה. ברגע שנתניהו יתפטר, כולם יצטרפו. יאחדו כוחות. אנחנו, בנט, ליברמן. — יאיר לפיד - Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) July 20, 2020
Lapid announced that if Netanyahu would resign, within 48 hours he (Lpid) would form a new government that is truly a national unity government, a national emergency government, not the bloated disconnected government we currently are stuck with. This government would be efficient with 18 ministers and would be focused on its objectives. As soon as Netanyahu resigns, everyone will join and combine forces. Us, Bennett and Lieberman.
Ok, not a bad thought, but pointless as Netanyahu is not resigning. My point is not Lapid's tweet though.
MK Naftali Bennett's (Yamina) response is what is more interesting to me.
Bennett tweeted in response:
יאיר,
אי אפשר גם בנט וגם משותפת.
לא יהיה.
אנחנו במצב חירום לאומי.
מציע לחברים ביש עתיד להתמקד בסיוע לנצח את הקורונה ולא בעידוד אנרכיה. https://t.co/sHXbijyWeT — Naftali Bennett בנט (@naftalibennett) July 20, 2020
Bennett responded saying - Yair, we can't have both Bennett and the United Arab List. it won't happen. We are in a national crisis. I recommend my friends from Yesh Atid focus on helping defeat Corona and not in supporting anarchy.
I don't know who Bennett is showing loyalty to here. Those days are over. Bennett showed loyalty for a year of elections, plus the time in government prior to elections, to Netanyahu and the right wing bloc. That did him no good as he was cut out from the bloc as soon as Netanyahu did not need him.
Additionally, since the current government has been bumbling along in the fight against Corona, Bennett has been focused and has been running all over talking about how to defeat Corona with a detailed plan. He has been doing this so much he has become an annoying nudnik, but he's still the only one who seems focused and has an actual plan. Bennett has even proposed to present his plan to Netanyahu to adopt, but Netanyahu ignored him. he proposed to take the role for free with no title and no salary, but Netanyahu ignored him.
So I don't know who Bennett thinks he is showing his loyalty to. Not only that, but at this point it looks like Lapid's plan, were it to come true, which it won't, is very likely the only way Bennett can actually be helpful in fighting to defeat Corona, because Netanyahu won't let him have any part of it.
This type of loyalty is more like Stockholm Syndrome and lack of leadership than actual loyalty.
And, Lapid never said anything about the United Arab List.
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