Yair Golan in interview: "Arab-Jewish partnership in the government is positive"

Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, said in an interview that an Arab-Jewish partnership in the government is positive, explicitly referring to Ra'am. His bloc partner Lieberman denied the possibility, while Likud and Smotrich attacked Golan for revealing the intention to form a left-wing government with the Arabs.

Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, said in an interview that an Arab-Jewish partnership in the government is a positive thing. During the interview, Golan was asked if he meant the Ra'am party, and he answered in the affirmative. The remarks sparked backlash from his bloc partner, Avigdor Lieberman, who said that no coalition with the Arab parties would be formed and that Golan is acting in a desperate attempt to regain support he has lost in the Arab street. Likud stated that Golan is revealing the truth, and that he and his partner Eisenkot will form a left-wing government with the Arab parties. Finance Minister Smotrich also attacked, saying that the three will form a dangerous government that will continue the tyranny of the judicial system and harm the Jewish identity of the state.