NO SHTICKS AND TRICKS

Netanyahu Says He Wants to Rotate Israeli Prime Minister Role

The longtime Israeli leader said he would leave the office at an undetermined date if Benny Gantz joins a unity government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed late Saturday night to rotate out as prime minister if his rival Benny Gantz joins a unity government. Netanyahu added that he would agree on a transition date without any “shticks or tricks.” Netanyahu said his Likud party and Gantz’s Blue and White party had completed negotiations for a national unity government. “Millions of Israelis are waiting for us,” he added. Gantz was not as optimistic, denying instead that any agreement had been made. “Those who want unity do not work with ultimatums and harmful leaks and certainly do not try to hurt our democracy and citizens by paralyzing the Knesset.”