The outbreak of war seems to have only made politics in Israel fade away. – No one in the opposition will openly criticize Binyamin Netanyahu or his government's actions in the first few days of the war. We must unite. This does not change the fact that there are more hidden critical voices regarding, for example, plans to form a government of national unity – explains Miri Eisin, a retired Israel Defense Forces (IDF) colonel and head of the Israel Institute. for Counter Terrorism, in an interview with DGP. The point is – as he says – “Bibi” wants to use this opportunity to build a government that no one wanted to join last year. At the same time, without compromising on issues that prevent him from collaborating with other parties after the November 2022 elections. People who refused to form a coalition with Netanyahu at that time included: the head of the Beni Ganc National Unity faction. By condemning “Bibi” for ruling together with the extremists. – The current dispute is like a monster under the bed that we don't talk about out loud – explains Eisin.

On Saturday, Netanyahu proposed forming a national unity government. However, the opposition set conditions. Ganc wants right-wing ministers to be included among its members: Itamar Ben Gewir, who is responsible for internal security, and Bezalel Smotricz, who oversees the Ministry of Finance. The head of the Yesh Atid party, Ya'ir Lapid, who formed a governing coalition with Gantz in 2021 (which lasted a year), had argued at the weekend that the prime minister would not be able to manage a war with the current composition. cabinet, which relies on ultra-Orthodox parties with limited security experience.

Therefore, Gantz and his ally, former IDF Chief of General Staff Gadi Eisenkot, demanded the creation of a mechanism that would give them veto power regarding security decisions.