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| February 22, 2013
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Did Mofaz Switch Teams Because his Demand to be Defense Minister was Rejected?

Mofaz reportedly joined the pact between Bayit Yehudi & Yesh Atid because his demand to be Defense Minister in the next gov’t was not accepted by Likud Beytenu negotiators.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Kadima chairman MK Shaul Mofaz joined the pact between Bayit Yehudi and Yesh Atid because his demand to be appointed Defense Minister was rejected, Channel 2 News reported on Friday.

MK Shaul MofazAccording to the report, Mofaz’s representative, Attorney Alon Geller, arrived at the coalition talks with the Likud Beytenu negotiating team and presented Mofaz’s demand that he be appointed as Defense Minister in the next government.

The Likud Beytenu reportedly rejected the demand on the spot, leading to Mofaz deciding to join the pact with Bayit Yehudi and Yesh Atid and form a united front against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Continue Reading »

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| February 20, 2013
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After Hatnuah, Shas likely to be next to join Bibi’s coalition

Members of Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu suggested that Netanyahu may try to build a coalition of 57 MKS – including Shas, United Torah Judaism, Kadima & Hatnuah and then present Naftali Bennett with an ultimatum.

 

Likud officials in charge of coalition negotiations said that Hatnuah Chairman Tzipi Livni‘s consent to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government was the “first domino” to fall, believing that more parties would now follow.

Yishai, Netanyahu, and Bennett

Benjamin Netanyahu and Naftali Bennett. – Photo by Archive

Shas and Kadima are expected to join the coalition quickly, but the Likud officials also expect that Livni’s move will apply pressure on Yesh Atid and Habayit Hayehudi, as well. Continue Reading »

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| February 18, 2013
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Habayit Hayehudi MKs say they want to start afresh with Likud

Habayit Hayehudi MKs say that if Bennett keeps us out of coalition, he will have no more support, & that the main goal of coalition talks should be joining the gov’t, with or without Yesh Atid.

By Mati Tuchfeld & Yehuda Shlezinger

 

Some Habayit Hayehudi MKs have called on their party leader Naftali Bennett and Likud-Beytenu officials to put aside past inter-party rivalries and conduct “serious coalition negotiations.”

Habayit Hayehudi head Naftali Bennett. – Photo: Yakov Felbergaum

These Habayit Hayehudi MKs emphasized that they still trusted Bennett to manage the coalition talks, but said that the main goal of these talks should be to join the government, “with or without [Yesh Atid leader] Yair Lapid.”

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| February 14, 2013
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Lapid and Bennett Become a Package Deal

Bennett & Lapid have a 31-seat bloc, & reportedly agreed to join the coalition together, or be left out together.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have created a pact between their two parties, agreeing that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will have either both of their parties in his coalition or neither, political sources have told Arutz Sheva.

Together, the two have 31 seats. Netanyahu’s chances of putting together a coalition without either party are not considered good.

Bennett and Lapid banded together due to a shared interest in preventing Netanyahu from creating a coalition that excluded one of them in favor of hareidi-religious or left-wing parties. Continue Reading »

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| February 12, 2013
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Bennett will be 1st to sign Coalition Agreement, 1st to pick Portfolios

Naftali Bennett’s religious Zionist party will have 1st choice at cabinet portfolios & Knesset committees.

By Gil Ronen

 

Bayit Yehudi will be the first party to sign an agreement on joining the ruling coalition being assembled by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, according to a report in Yisrael Hayom, a daily newspaper which is considered to be close to the Prime Minister.

BennettNetanyahu met with Bayit Yehudi boss Naftali Bennett Monday and the two men are expected to meet again later this week.

A senior source in the coalition negotiations team explained that the offer to make Bayit Yehudi the first party to join the coalition is very meaningful because Bennett will have the choice of important portfolios for his party to hold. Continue Reading »

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| February 6, 2013
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Bennett: “It’s not ethical and it’s not sustainable” for Haredim to not work & study or serve

Bayit Yehudi leader says Israeli economy cannot withstand situation in which Haredim don’t study and work or serve. In NY they study & work, why not here?

 

Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennett issued a declaration of intent on Tuesday morning regarding his party’s perspective and intentions for haredi national service enlistment.

“The current situation in which thousands of haredim do not study, serve or work cannot continue,” the Bayit Yehudi chairman wrote on his official Facebook page.

Bayit Yehudi head Naftali Bennett makes post-election speech at Kfar Maccabia, January 22, 2013.

Bayit Yehudi head Naftali Bennett makes post-election speech at Kfar Maccabia, January 22, 2013. – Photo: TOVAH LAZAROFF

“It’s not ethical and it’s not sustainable and the Israeli economy cannot withstand it,” Bennett continued, insisting, however, that “haredim are our brothers” and that he merely desired their integration into Israeli society.

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| February 4, 2013
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Shas approached Bennett’s rabbis to circumvent partnership with Yair Lapid

 

Shas Co-chairman Eli Yishai says he doesn’t need portfolios or benefits, only no decisions “having to do with the Torah world” are made that we can’t live with.

Lapid: “It is very possible that I will be the opposition leader. If that happens, we will make sure to topple the coalition within a year and a half,”

Mati Tuchfeld

 

 

Co-chairman of the ultra-Orthodox party Shas, Eli Yishai, confirmed reports on Monday that he had asked certain rabbis to pressure Habayit Hayehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett not to cooperate with Yesh Atid (There is a future) Chairman  Lapid on the issue of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) enlistment to the military.

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| February 3, 2013
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Habayit Hayehudi wants Sunday as day off

As part of Habayit Hayehudi negotiations,  Naftali Bennett is expected to call for revival of long-weekend initiative. ‘Move will benefit families, designating Sunday for shopping, leisure & trips,’ party official reports.

Moran Azulay

 

Bennett strives to shorten work week: The Habayit Hayehudi party is expected to revive the proposal to turn Sunday into a sabbatical, extending the Israeli weekend to Sunday while turning Friday into a short work day.

Bennett revives long weekend Photo: Ido Erez

Bennett revives long weekend – Photo: Ido Erez

The proposal will be presented Sunday during the initial stages of government coalition negotiations between Bennett‘s Habayit Hayehudi and representatives of the Likud-Beiteinu. Continue Reading »

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| January 17, 2013
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Netanyahu rebuffs Obama; White House spooked by the nationalist parties

Past prime ministers who succumbed to American pressure left Israel with devastating results. For instance, Ehud Barak was convinced by Bill Clinton to meet nearly all of Yasser Arafat’s demands, only to be thanked with the outbreak of the “Second Intifada.”

By Ryan Jones

 

The Obama White House appears to be engaging in a very thinly veiled effort to influence next week’s Knesset election by suggesting to Israelis that voting for right-wing parties will further strain US-Israel relations and isolate the Jewish state.

NetanyahuOn Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu politely suggested that the American administration butt out.

“Only the Israeli people will determine who best represents the State of Israel’s vital interests,” Netanyahu said during a tour of the Gaza security fence. Continue Reading »

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| January 7, 2013
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Bennett Supports Netanyahu, says Left unable to unite as alternative bloc

 

Naftali Bennett, Habayit Hayehudi chairman on the PM: “I worked for Netanyahu, and his heart is in the right place … He wants to do good, and he needs strong, ethical people by his side to guarantee that he remains steadfast.”

By Efrat Forsher

 

 

Israel’s left-wing parties are too weak to hinder incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chances of winning a third term in the next Knesset, but Netanyahu will try to form a left-wing governing coalition with them, Habayit Hayehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett said in speeches Sunday and Monday.

Speaking to students, Bennett says the prime minister’s heart is in the right place.

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