The plan revealed: Cash payment in exchange for a government with Ra'am and the Joint List

In the left bloc, a plan is taking shape to form a government in partnership with Ra'am and the Joint List, while abandoning the 'indictment law'. The plan includes budgets totaling tens of billions, a timetable for withdrawal from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, and handing over the chairmanship of the Interior Committee to the Joint List. Lieberman opposes but his partners estimate he will give in.

In the left bloc, a plan is taking shape to form a full government in partnership with the Arab factions, according to closed-door discussions held in recent days. Under the plan, Ra'am would join the coalition and the Joint List would provide external support. This move marks a shift from the strategy promoted in recent months, which included legislating the 'indictment law' to prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from forming a government. That plan is now being abandoned due to concerns over legal difficulty in a Supreme Court review. According to the plan, after the elections, a law to establish a state commission of inquiry into the events of October 7 would first be advanced, and then a full government would be formed. In negotiations with the Arab factions, the transfer of budgets totaling tens of billions of shekels is being discussed, including for curbing violence in Arab society. Also on the agenda is formulating an agreed timetable for withdrawal from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. The Arab factions are seeking to gain control of one of the major committees, including the chairmanship of the Interior Committee. Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman continues to demand the advancement of the 'indictment law', but his partners estimate he will ultimately agree to give up on the law.