Yisrael Beytenu party chairman Avigdor Liberman told members of his party on Wednesday that it made no sense to allow the country to go to a third election in one year, which he said, “won’t meaningfully change the political map.”
Liberman said instead “we have to find a smart solution, and to put all personal considerations and ego aside,” but although he is hoping the Blue and White party can manage to sort out its differences and form a unity government, he is clearly not holding his breath.
“If by Yom Kippur (which begins next week on October 8) we don’t see a breakthrough, Yisrael Beytenu will approach the two factions with a proposal of our own,” the party said in a statement.
“In any case, after Yom Kippur the entire process of building a coalition will move into high gear,” Liberman vowed, adding that he plans to speak with the heads of both the Likud and the Blue & White parties on Thursday when they gather in Jerusalem for the inauguration of the 22nd Knesset.