Eisenkot declared he would not sit with Ra'am – Segalovich exposed the bluff

Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the "Yashar!" party, declared that Ra'am would not be part of a government under his leadership. Yoav Segalovich, number 2 in Ra'am, responded by claiming that Eisenkot would not have a government without Ra'am. In Likud, they accused Eisenkot of lying, claiming he has no way to form a government without the Arab parties.

Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the "Yashar!" party, declared this evening (Saturday) in an interview that Ra'am would not be part of a government under his leadership. Yoav Segalovich, number 2 on the Ra'am list, replied that Eisenkot would not have a government without Ra'am. Segalovich called on Eisenkot to show leadership and not cave in to Likud's scare campaign. The comments come against the backdrop of a report from ten days ago, according to which the head of the Tuba-Zangariyye council, Muaid al-Haib, said that in a meeting with Eisenkot he raised the possibility of including Ra'am in the government, and Eisenkot did not rule it out. Likud responded that Eisenkot is lying, and he has no way to form a government without Yair Golan, Lieberman, Bennett, and the Arab parties. The article presents a contradiction between Eisenkot's public statement and previous reports and Ra'am's response.