Kariv Says Unity With Netanyahu Is Not an Option

Democrats MK Gilad Kariv said in a November 13 post that a unity government with Benjamin Netanyahu was not an option. He attached an excerpt of remarks to interviewers Yaron Avraham and Einav Galili, reiterating his opposition to a political arrangement with Netanyahu during the effort to form Israel’s next government. “Unity with Netanyahu is not an option,” Kariv wrote. He said Netanyahu was not extending a hand and rejected what he called a false offer. Kariv had also opposed a unity arrangement with Netanyahu and his partners in an October 25 post, before the election. In that statement, he specifically rejected discussing Netanyahu serving as a senior minister. On November 8, President Isaac Herzog formally tasked Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of Yashar, with forming a government at the President’s Residence. Herzog said he had consulted representatives of all factions elected to the 26th Knesset after receiving the official election results, under Section 7 of Basic Law: The Government. He called for a stable government serving the whole public across sectors, religions, lifestyles and views, and urged those entering coalition negotiations to act wisely, sensitively and carefully.