Last Wednesday, Yamina proposed a bill to legislate a so-called “supersession clause,” the long-sought right-wing dream of a law that allows the Knesset to vote to override a High Court of Justice decision. Source: Internet
Meanwhile, an opinion poll predicted a new election would see a comfortable majority for the right, including the opposition Yamina, which has emerged as a potential rival to the premier’s Likud party. Source: Internet
Bennett and Netanyahu were scheduled to meet in person but ended up speaking by phone, with Yamina charging that the Prime Minister’s Office was “unwilling” to schedule a face-to-face meeting. Source: Internet
It is worth noting that recent polls in Israel have revealed a sharp increase in the popularity of Yamina, led by Naftali Bennett, over Netanyahu’s Likud, which means that Bennett would be able to form a new coalition government without Likud. Source: Internet
Likud: ‘If Yamina Wants to Join the Government it Has to be Flexible’ Source: Internet
Likud is set to a sign an agreement later with United Torah Judaism, another ultra-Orthodox party, while continuing to remain at loggerheads with national-religious ally Yamina over its role in the next government. Source: Internet