This is the only agreement between the leaders of the Change Bloc | Ran Edelstein
Ran Edelstein analyzes the meeting of the five leaders of the Change Bloc parties and the only agreement between them: postponing the struggle for the premiership until after the elections. The author criticizes the move and warns of a possible alliance between Bennett, Lieberman, and Winter, which could turn the Change Government into a 'memorial government' for Netanyahu.
Ran Edelstein analyzes the meeting of the five leaders of the Change Bloc parties – Avigdor Lieberman, Naftali Bennett, Yair Golan, Gadi Eisenkot, and Yair Lapid – who convened at the demand of the public. The only agreement between them, according to the author, is postponing the struggle for the premiership until after the elections. A joint statement said these are 'critical elections' and that establishing a 'government of repair' is the overarching goal. The party leaders pledged not to attack each other until the government is formed. Edelstein criticizes the 'ploy' that Bennett and Lapid carried out against Eisenkot, when they offered him to stand in second place after he declares support for Bennett as prime minister. The author warns that a preliminary meeting between Bennett and Lieberman, along with the possibility that Ofer Winter will pass the electoral threshold, could lead to a 'memorial government' of Netanyahu without Netanyahu. The joint commitments include establishing working groups to increase voter turnout, formulating basic government guidelines (equal burden, a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre, term limits, a constitution), and combating fake news.
This is the only agreement between the leaders of the Change Bloc | Ran Edelstein