Eisenkot meets Bennett at his home: 'Exchanged thoughts on current events'

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot met yesterday with Together party chairman Naftali Bennett at Bennett's home, hours before the Sabbath. The two met one-on-one without advisers or assistants. Sources familiar with the details said this is not an unusual event, and that the two hold personal meetings from time to time, in which they exchange thoughts and directions on current affairs and political developments. In an interview with Channel 12, Bennett said, 'Gadi is a partner. We will replace the government, and we both will know how to sit together and get along.' In the latest Maariv poll, the Together party crashed to 15 seats, a drop of two seats, while Eisenkot's Yashar stands at 23 seats.

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot arrived yesterday (Friday), hours before the Sabbath, at the home of Together party chairman Naftali Bennett. The two met 'one-on-one', without the presence of advisers and assistants. Sources familiar with the details said this is not an unusual event. According to them, the two hold personal meetings 'from time to time', in which they 'exchange different thoughts and directions on current affairs and political developments'. In an interview given to Channel 12, Bennett was asked about his relationship with Eisenkot and replied, 'Gadi is a partner. We will replace the government, and we both will know how to sit together and get along.' In the Maariv poll published last Thursday, Bennett and Lapid's Together party crashed to only 15 seats, a drop of two seats from the previous poll and the lowest since the announcement of the union between the parties. However, Eisenkot continues to lead the seat count for the second consecutive week - his Yashar party has 23 seats in the next Knesset according to the poll.