Shaul Meridor: "In any case, Gadi Eisenkot will form the government. And there will be no silencers among us"
In an interview with ynet's podcast "120 and One", Shaul Meridor, number 7 on the "Yashar!" list, expresses confidence that Gadi Eisenkot will form the government after the elections on October 27. Meridor dismisses concerns about coalition partners extorting the prime minister's office, claims the bloc has a clear Zionist majority, and clarifies that Ra'am and the Haredi parties do not meet the party's principles. He attacks Ofer Winter as a proxy for Netanyahu and defends Eisenkot's political experience.
In an interview with ynet's podcast "120 and One", Shaul Meridor, number 7 on the "Yashar!" list, expresses sweeping confidence that Gadi Eisenkot will be the one to form the government after the elections on October 27. Meridor dismisses the concern that coalition partners such as Avigdor Lieberman, Naftali Bennett, or Yair Lapid will try to extort the prime minister's office, claiming they are all united in the goal of replacing Benjamin Netanyahu. According to him, the opposition bloc has a clear Zionist majority of 52-53 seats compared to Netanyahu's 45, and they will be able to form a government even without 61 seats. Meridor clarifies that Ra'am and the Haredi parties do not meet the party's principles—recognition of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, the values of the Declaration of Independence, and universal conscription—and therefore will not be partners. He sharply attacks Ofer Winter, whom he defines as a proxy for Netanyahu, and rejects Likud's claims that Eisenkot lacks political experience and has poor English, noting his service as Chief of Staff, cabinet member, and military secretary. The interview reflects the campaign strategy of "Yashar!" focusing on Eisenkot's leadership legitimacy and bloc unity.