Netanyahu Warns Golan Would Become Defense Minister Under Eisenkot

Benjamin Netanyahu urged voters to back Likud in a Hebrew Telegram appeal published Monday morning. He warned that, if they did not vote for the party, Yair Golan would become defense minister in a government headed by Eisenkot and involving the Arab parties. Netanyahu presented that prospect as the reason for his call to vote Likud. His post framed the possible appointment as a warning to voters; it did not announce a coalition agreement or an agreed defense-minister appointment.