Bennett refuses to sign a commitment – but what has changed since the last elections?

Naftali Bennett refused to sign a political commitments document live on 103FM, pledging not to rely on non-Zionist Arab parties and not to sit in rotation with Netanyahu. The interviewers pressed him, but he preferred to discuss the cost of living. The article compares this refusal to his signing of a similar document in 2021.

Naftali Bennett refused to sign a political commitments document live on 103FM. The document, presented by hosts Moria Asraf and Yaron Avraham, included two main commitments: not to rely on non-Zionist Arab parties in forming a minority government, and not to sit with or under Benjamin Netanyahu, even in rotation. Bennett, who stated he would form a government based on Zionist parties, refused to sign and instead spoke about the cost of living and reforms. The interviewers pressed him, and Asraf even said that Gadi Eisenkot is willing to commit to this. The article compares this refusal to Bennett's conduct in March 2021, when he signed a similar document committing not to allow Yair Lapid to serve as prime minister. The article notes that the psychological difference may stem from the tension between the need to present a clear stance and the desire to maintain freedom of action.