Netanyahu's Warnings to New Parties Ahead of Israeli Elections

Benjamin Netanyahu has issued warnings to new political parties, including Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu and Naftali Bennett's The New Right, stating that if they pass the electoral threshold, they will cause other parties to fall. Netanyahu demands that these parties either unite with existing ones or risk being dispersed. Political strategist Moshe Kahlon has observed that the blocs have collapsed, with Gafni and Deri not bound to Netanyahu, and Bennett and Lieberman not recommending a joint candidate. Meanwhile, Moshe Feiglin and Bezalel Smotrich are in talks for a joint run in the elections. Netanyahu's camp fears that even this connection may not ensure passing the electoral threshold.