Netanyahu: “I will not be Prime Minister in rotation”

5 days before elections, and with the drop in recent polls, Prime Minister Netanyahu turned up for an interview with Channel 2 News and stated that the Likud will not join a national unity government if Herzog were to form the next coalition.

Five days before elections, and on the backdrop of the latest polls showing a decline in the Likud’s power as opposed to that of the Zionist Camp, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu granted a special interview for Channel 2 News, which will be broadcasted this evening (Thu), declaring unequivocally: “I will not be Prime Minister in rotation, and we need to prevent that.”

“I don’t think rotation is an option,” Netanyahu added. “I think there is a clear choice here between two different ways.”

In an interview yesterday for the daily newspaper “Makor Rishon”, Netanyahu expressed his concern from the possibility of a change in power. “If people do not go out to vote for the Likud then yes, it could happen,” he stated. “There is a concentrated effort – both political and financial – to bring down the Likud in my lead and replace it with a left-wing government headed by Tzipi and Buji. This effort is organized by a massive flow of money and a reckless and unprecedented campaign by various media outlets.” Netanyahu stressed the fact that if Isaac (Buji) Herzog were to form the next coalition, the Likud would not join a national unity government.

In the interview, Netanyahu also addressed the statements made by former Director of the Mossad, Meir Dagan, during the left-wing demonstration in Rabin Square in Tel-Aviv last week. “Meir Dagan insisted twice on serving under the same Prime Minister which he now curses,” Netanyahu stated. “It seems that he has other interests now, other motives, including a different political understanding. At the time he thought there was no chance the Muslim Brotherhood would take power in Egypt. He thought a lot of things.”

Netanyahu also attacked Yesh Atid Chairman, Yair Lapid, claiming that the image he is trying to promote of a central politician is untrue. “I think he is an integral part of the left and the time has come to say it,” Netanyahu stated. “Everything is an impersonation with him. His stances are left-leaning. Maybe financially he is less socialistic, but in terms of his political and security stances he is clear left-wing.”