The political comeback: Bennett or Lieberman alongside Netanyahu again?

A commentary article on Channel 14 examines the possibility of adding Naftali Bennett or Avigdor Lieberman to Benjamin Netanyahu's next government, instead of a unity government with Gadi Eisenkot. The author argues that this is a convenient option for the right, but identifies difficulties including personal grudges, demands for senior positions, and relations with the ultra-Orthodox parties.

A commentary article on Channel 14 examines the possibility of Naftali Bennett or Avigdor Lieberman joining Benjamin Netanyahu's next government, instead of a unity government with Gadi Eisenkot. The author, Mati Tuchfeld, argues that this is a convenient option for the right, since unlike Eisenkot, Bennett and Lieberman are originally right-wing figures who would not oppose the judicial reform, settlement, or waging war without restrictions. It is also claimed that technically it is easier to add them, as they are one-man parties. However, the article identifies significant difficulties: severe personal grudges against Bennett, the heavy price they would demand (the Defense Ministry, rotation), and the main obstacle – relations with the ultra-Orthodox parties, given Bennett and Lieberman's past in inciting against ultra-Orthodox. In conclusion, the author states that both are ultimate opportunists, and therefore a move that seems impossible today could happen tomorrow.