Liberman against Bennett: "With Netanyahu? The world will turn upside down and it won't happen"

Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman attacked former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett after Bennett said Netanyahu could serve as a minister in a government headed by him. Liberman called on the Zionist bloc to commit that Netanyahu will not serve in any role in the next government, citing the indictments pending against him.

Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman attacked former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett this evening (Sunday) over Bennett's remarks at the "HaDor" conference, according to which Benjamin Netanyahu could serve as a minister in a government headed by him. Bennett made clear that Netanyahu would not serve as prime minister, but described him as "one of the best finance ministers the country has had" and expressed willingness to cooperate with him as a minister in his government. Liberman, Bennett's partner in the former change government, sharply condemned the statement and called on all members of the Zionist bloc to toe the line: "The world will turn upside down and we will not sit with Netanyahu." He added that in the next government Netanyahu would also not be able to serve as minister for regional cooperation. The article notes that indictments are pending against Netanyahu, and therefore he cannot serve as a minister. The dispute exposes a continuing rift in the Zionist bloc over the possibility of future cooperation with Netanyahu.