Likud and Religious Zionism surplus agreement still not signed

A week after an agreement was reached between Likud and Religious Zionism on a surplus agreement, the deal has yet to be signed. The parties claim a technical delay, but in the political system assessments suggest Netanyahu is keeping maneuvering room vis-à-vis Ofer Winter. Ben Gvir is still considering whether to sign with 'Amcha Yisrael'.

A week after Likud and Religious Zionism agreed to sign a surplus agreement between them, the deal has yet to be signed in practice. Both parties explain that it is merely a technical delay, but in the political system there are those who assess that the delay may be intentional, among other things to leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maneuvering room vis-à-vis Ofer Winter's party. Background: on the day of list closure it was revealed that contrary to earlier assessments, an agreement was reached between Likud and Religious Zionism, rather than separate agreements with 'Amcha Yisrael' and Otzma Yehudit. Now, while Ben Gvir is still considering whether to sign a surplus agreement with Winter, the delay in signing between Likud and Religious Zionism raises questions. According to one assessment, Netanyahu prefers at this stage not to completely close off the possibility of a future agreement with Winter, until his standing in the polls becomes clearer. Likud and Religious Zionism reject this interpretation and claim the agreement is a done deal and the signing could take place at any moment.