Liberman's plan: let everyone fail and then pounce
Mati Tuchfeld analyzes Liberman's briefing: he rules out partnership with the Arabs but leaves the door open for the Haredim. According to Tuchfeld, Liberman plans to let Eisenkot and Netanyahu fail and then pounce on the 21-day window to form a government himself, or lead to elections.
Mati Tuchfeld, head of the political desk at Channel 14, analyzes Avigdor Liberman's latest briefing. According to Tuchfeld, Liberman is not really aiming to form a government now, but is planning a tactical move: to allow Eisenkot and Netanyahu to fail in receiving the mandate, and then exploit the Knesset's 21-day window to try to form a government himself, or alternatively lead to additional elections. The article claims that Liberman rules out partnership with the Arab factions but leaves the door open for the Haredim, wanting to keep all options open. Tuchfeld describes Liberman as a man without scruples guided by personal interest, and states that this is not a new ideological line but a tactical move.