Senior Likud minister proposes: Pardon for Netanyahu in exchange for rotation with Eisenkot

A senior Likud minister has proposed a pardon for Benjamin Netanyahu in exchange for a rotation with Gadi Eisenkot: Netanyahu would serve an additional year as prime minister and then become president for seven years, while Eisenkot would return as prime minister in the third year. The minister claims both blocs are at a stalemate after the elections.

A senior Likud minister proposed to a 'Zman Yisrael' reporter a framework to resolve the political deadlock: a pardon for Benjamin Netanyahu in exchange for a rotation with Gadi Eisenkot. Under the proposal, Netanyahu would serve an additional year as prime minister, then become president for seven years, and Eisenkot would return as prime minister in the third year. The minister claims both blocs suffered a severe blow: the coalition dropped from 68 to 53 seats, the opposition shrank to 48 Zionist seats, and the Arab parties achieved a rare gain. According to him, the coalition cannot muster a majority even with Lieberman (60 seats), and the Haredim, despite their maneuvering, will remain in the right-wing bloc. The minister suggests that President Herzog grant a pardon to Netanyahu as a guarantee for the agreement. The article notes that the minister has a personal interest: he intends to run for the leadership of Likud.