Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon, former IDF Chief of Staff and Defense Minister, said at the Calcalist conference that the change bloc should join forces with Ra'am to form a government and receive external support from the Joint List. "My advice to the change bloc is to join with Ra'am, which recognizes a Jewish and democratic State of Israel," he said. "The Joint List isn't there yet, and therefore it can provide support from the outside."

