Hendel in i24NEWS interview: "Don't vote for Bibi"; but did not rule out sitting under him "in a Zionist government"

Yoaz Hendel, chairman of the Economic Reservists Party, called in an interview with i24NEWS not to vote for Benjamin Netanyahu, holding him responsible for October 7, but did not rule out sitting under him in a Zionist government alongside Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett. Hendel set a red line against sitting with Haredi and Arab parties.

Yoaz Hendel, chairman of the Economic Reservists Party, called in an interview with i24NEWS for voters not to support Benjamin Netanyahu, saying: "Don't vote for Bibi, he is responsible for October 7." However, Hendel clarified that he does not rule out sitting with Netanyahu in a government, stating: "If tomorrow morning there is a government of Eisenkot, Bennett and Netanyahu - obviously I will sit there. I am not 'just not Bibi'." Hendel set a red line against sitting with Haredi and Arab parties, and expressed support only for a "Zionist government." He expressed confidence that his list would be "the protest vote of the elections" and would surprise at the ballot box, three days before the elections. Hendel also addressed the connection with Prof. Yaron Zelicha, saying the two are united around issues of the cost of living and the burden on reservists.

Hendel in i24NEWS interview: "Don't vote for Bibi"; but did not rule out sitting under him "in a Zionist government"