With exactly two weeks until election day, the rift inside the opposition bloc is widening.
Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz warned Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Gadi Eisenkot of a joint move by Yisrael Beiteinu's Avigdor Liberman and Bennett Party chairman Naftali Bennett, in which the two would demand the premiership even if they do not lead in mandates.
Gantz addressed the matter at the Yedioth Ahronoth conference, estimating that Bennett and Liberman would not settle for an electoral achievement if they cannot head the government. "Why would they pay the price of going with Arab parties if they're not prime minister? Of course they'll demand it," he said. "Read my lips, you'll see it happen."
Bennett categorically denied that any contacts or coordination are taking place between him and Liberman regarding the premiership. Liberman responded to Gantz's remarks with a jab: "One does not judge a man in his time of distress." Blue and White responded: "We actually do judge a man who is determined to reach the chair even at the price of selling out the state."
