first, Bibi cant form a government without Bennett, do the math, if he brought Livni 6, Kadima 2, the haredim 18 and Yesh atid refused to join because the draft issue and the haredim and the labor is refusing to join so there is no way to keep the jewish home out second, Bibi went to Bennett and offered him a proposal on the draft issue and offered him potfolios, Bennett was the first one to recieve an offer from Bibi but he turned them, regards the talks with the PA, Lapid vowed many times before that he wont join a government doesnt talk to the PA, so if Lapid pressured Bibi to freeze the constructions to bring Abbas to the table, what Bennett will do ??!!! the government will collapse or Bibi will try to bring the Labor party instead of Bennett !!!! Bennett commited himself into a partnership with a leftist party just to avoid staying in the opposition !!!!! Lapid is known for his leftist positions, support for the disengagement, two state solution and his hatred of the settlements and settlers, how bennett makes pact with him, he made such although they cant agree even on the draft issue, the agreement between them is still incomplete !!!!! and then they brought Mofaz and agreed that they will join together if Bibi agreed to appoint Lapid as foreign minister, Mofaz defense minister and Bennett as a finance minister !!!!!! it is disgusting, how can Bennett be a partner to such BS, he pushes Bibi into the corner to form a leftist government with Mofaz a defense minister ???!!! shalom

His true colours show. Beit Hayehudi is simply an extreme religious settlers organization hell bent on destroying the country. With extremists like Uri Ariel and Bennett, Lapid would do better to be in opposition rather than be used as a tool of these fascists. They are no different from the Haridim all vying for our tax monies to waste in the occupied territories. They think they are the lynchpin, but i am pleased to say they are not. The vast majority of Israelis know very well the curse they have bought upon us and Lapid will gain enough mandates to do without them. they will be sidelines as all extremes organization eventually are.

there was never any attempt to keep him out of the coalition. nor would a government headed by netanyahu ever cede jerusalem or ariel. bennet's outright lie bodes ill for the stability of any government of which he is a member. it is devestating that the party of religious zionism is being led by bennet, a very talented but not trustworthy man.

You were the FIRST ONE invited! You just want Bibi to fail so YOU can be invited to form a government! Ambitious much, Habib?

Israel is interested in it´s own progress ,in its own issues,and Israel has shown exactly that through people´s votes. Indeed,the obsession with this "piece talks" is frayed. These piece talks should be let to later.Maybe tomorrow,maybe after tomorrow...who knows.Let the hyennas wait. What if Israel let the hyennas wait? Israel has a quite good army to deal with hyennas that don´t want to wait. After all,why people have armies?After all,why US and others have arms business?Isn´t that to be used when necessary?

What all those who are calling him a liar are missing is that the offer was not made by Bibi and was not done via proper channels. It was a test balloon to see if Bennett would throw Lapid under the bus. Members of the Likud made an offer in the press, and Bennett (after waiting on Bibi's meeting with the Arabs before Bennett) responded the same way. If Bibi had really wanted Bennett he would have offered a plan that would have been unacceptable to Tzipi, which is why Bibi tried to play the game in the first place. Bennett is telling the truth, he is more concerned with results than portfolios.

Agreed, Naftali Bennet and Jewish home are nothing more than a Fascist right-wing religious extremist settler lobby determined to ruin the two state solution, determined to promote racism and Arab hatred within Israel, determined to push the Palestinians into Bantustans and have Israel labelled as a racist apartheid state and determined to ensure that violent criminal settlers continue to receive state subsidies, tax exemptions and other privileges for their illegal lifestyle whilst the majority of good, honest decent Israelis who wish to live inside Israels recognized borders, who wish to see Israel at peace and recognized by her neighbors and wish for a two state solution have to live in a state of constant war and endure the resentment from the outside world, in order to uphold the settlers illegal lifestyle!.

I wish he is a sincere and good guy! It is that what is expected of him by those who voted on him and also by those who didn´t.

Do you agree that Netanyahu delivers others parts of Israel´s Judea and Samaria even if keeping Yerushalaim? Do you agree with another "Gush Katif"in a larger scale?

The ONLY smart, honest, self-less, religious, and Zionist party leader Israel has seen in 60 years. Exactly why Bibi is so jealous of him he can't think straight.

If-Heavens forbid-Lapis is just playing a card and he is indeed Netanyahu´s and Peres´s puppy and is just waiting orders to come aboard ,in this case,Bennett could join haredim in the opposition along with Labor. The three together can block any malevolent act of the ultra-leftist coalision that *Netanyahu*wants to form. Shelly seems to have morals and to be worried about social issues ,what is more in line with Bennet than what Netanyahu wants. And I mention haredim,because ,in case of what said before comes true,it will only come true without haredim in coalision since that´s a Lapid demand and Netanyahu will please the puppy,otherwise puppy´s (hypothesis)voters will get really angry.

The only good Jewish boy in Israeli politics.

The moment you mentioned fascist, your seriousness went down to ZERO. If you want political correctness where the goevrnment controls the voice, move to Europe. TA-TA.

Just tell the truth for once. All you will do is make lapid pm who talks a good game like obama then as PM he will uproot jews. Bibi as PM won't. History will shame you.

Then this neophyte clueless bennett will have to answer to his voters about destroying israel. No more excuses then. The word Bennett will forever have the same meaning like the word benedict.

Her seats were needed without utj. You could have joined with mofaz for 62 seats. Livni admitted she had no power and she was just wanting a process. PM bibi will block uprooting jews but you will give us pm lapid who will gain more seats next election with an expanded left wing coalition and then he won't even need you. This is what new elections will bring you neophyte.

He was the first party invited into coalitoin. I have never seen in all my life a politician like this naftali bennett.

What a joke this fool is.

You blocked it with your alliance with lapid and gave him all the leverage.

nothing of the sort will happen as long as netanyahu is prime minister.

is Obama, alias The Uber-Haman. He has surrounded Israel with a (Moslem) crescent of jihad--only Jordan is left and soon to go.... he is installing Hagel who will place troops on the ground in the West Bank via NATO. These are dangerous times and I wish more could see it from outside Israel like we do. O wants Netanyahu OUT and no one is remembering that. He stated that just a few months ago. It definitely figures into the whole picture. Bibi and all the rest need to remember, with certainty, that O will stop at nothing to achieve his ends. Internal social issues and economic issues are hugely important, but everyone needs to wake up and realize that O believes that the destruction or subjugation of the Jewish State, by hook or by crook, will rid the world of problems and will result in his personal "salvation."

I didn´t know that you are Sarah Netanyahu in disguise,and therefore you know all governmental secrets and that you are here just to tranquilize the anxious Israeli souls.Thanks a lot for that. Pardon me "Cipora Julianna Kohn",I now that you must keep the secrets and so I will not ask again for a better elaboration in your certainties.

obama is trying to divide israelis. he will do all in his power to undermine, weaken and diminish israel to the maximum. lapid is an olmert poodle and hence the alliance between bennet and lapid is suspect. internal divisions are only helping the enemies of the jewish state of which there are multitudes. the haredim, with their utter selfishness and disloyalty to the jewish state, which they suck dry, must understand that their time is up.

We will have pm lapid in the age of obama in his second term which will be a disaster all thanks to the one and only naftali bennett the clown. Obama in the oval office gave bibi a list of 13 demands that bibi refused and lapid will say how high to jump.

Israel needs concrete transfer plans to end all obscene Israeli support for our mortal "Palestinian" foes and get them out of our land forever.

Bibi has to talk the talk for international political reasons, but he didn't do the walk. Bibi is unfortunately dealing with two rank amateurs.

You're an ignorant fool! Ones' like you are the real enemy of Israel (Jew in name only)!

The Jews definitely need to guard the Jordan Valley .Money ought go to Military Arms and Military Training and not Settlements.The condition for the Iron Dome Soldiers have been revealed as Poor .Judae and Samaria ought be for Jewish survival into the next centuries with Massive Deterrant Capacity and a huge complex of Nuclear Shelters . Gentiles who have the capacity to live in peace with the Jews can stay and are under the Protection of a Human Rights Security State with The Charedim If they have th capacity to train to fight and work.This world is survival of the Fittist but Humanism makes you Fitter Still.

is the best thing that has happened to israeli politics in a very long time! He is honest, principled, straight, Jewish but not narrow and parochial like you know who, and he is touch with how most Israelis who respect tradition and Torah think. Bibi is vindictive and egotistical and manipulative, an insincere rightist, more willling to embrace Livni and Shelly and Shas than Bennett-- what a big disappointment! Lapid is a good guy, too, like Bennett refreshingly decent who does not take cheap shots. There's no question in my mind that Likud is smelling like a rotten fish these days. Sorry Moshe Feiglin, but you may have made a BIG mistake in putting all your effort and faith in the Likud.

Get ready for pm lapid to give pa police guns in jerualem like obama demanded of bibi but was rejected. Get ready for lapid to say how high when obama says jump. Lapid's list is ultra left wingers. When lapid uproots jews you can thank naftali bennett from blocking a nationalist govt. Bennett is having his moment now but his actions will have his supporters cursing the name bennett later.