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Declaring support for Bennett, Yamina MKs allege strong Likud pressure to defect


Raoul Wootliff is the The Times of Israel s political correspondent.
Yamina chair Naftali Bennett (C) and party members seen with supporters at a party event in Petah Tikva after election day, March 23, 2021. (Avi Dishi/Flash90)
As he works to prevent the formation of an alternative government, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been attempting to persuade Yamina Knesset members to defect from the party and declare their opposition to entering a coalition with left-wing factions, a number of Yamina lawmakers said Thursday.
One Yamina MK, Amichai Chikli, has said that he will vote against a government that includes the left-wing Meretz or that relies on the predominantly Arab Joint List alliance. ....

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