On the day Silman announced her retirement: Shaked was in talks to defect to Likud

April 9, 2022   

Does she also want to abandon Bennett? Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked held talks with the Likud about joining the party, on the same day that MK Idit Silman announced her withdrawal from the coalition. The bathing season has opened: all the information and rules that bathers need It was revealed on Channel 12 that Netanyahu's people approached Shaked and made it clear that she had two hours to join Likud in exchange for any position she wanted, otherwise they intended to close with another Knesset member. Shaked, for her part, refused the ultimatum. In the meantime, she worked to create a united front with MK Nir Orbach and later also with MK Abir Kara. In the evening, Shaked returned and updated the Likud on the new situation in which, from now on, the three would act as a group. According to the report by Amit Segal and Dafna Liel, the Likud opposed the arming of four MKs, including Silman, and tried to convince Shaked to join without arming, claiming that she could succeed on her own. The Likud hoped that Shaked would be content with turning over a new leaf. A few hours later, when the Likud was already ready to arm everyone - it was too united: Shaked, Orbach and Kara decided to give another chance to stabilize the coalition. The Likud did not hesitate with the proposal, as there is great opposition in the party to arming Ayelet Shaked. Some Likud MKs believe that they will be able to bring in Orbach at a better price, and without threatening the party's top brass, which is plotting to succeed Netanyahu when the election comes. The time, and is absolutely not interested in adding Shaked to the race. However, according to the report on Channel 12, talks were held at the highest levels, and the door was not finally slammed shut. MK Eli Cohen of the Likud told Kan 11: "Ayelet Shaked's head has been in the Likud for six months. I do not support her armor. The first two who return will be welcomed with open arms." The announcement by the 'Yamina' party that Amichai Shikli would be declared retired by the Knesset committee was made when both Shikli and Abir Kara were on a plane en route to Moldova. When they landed there and received the news, Shikli asked Kara if he supported declaring him "retired." According to the report on Channel 12, Kara replied that the move was not made on his own initiative, he did not support it and even opposes it. Kara's political logic should make him oppose such a move, because it narrows his political options: just the other day, Shikley, Kara, and Silman discussed splitting from their right. Kara himself is still interested in continuing the government, but he wants to do it on his own terms. He has his own plans that he wants to implement, he believes that there shouldn't be elections, and therefore, if he can, he will maintain the government - in exchange for the achievements he demands. If he sees that this is not happening, both Kara, Shaked, and Orbach will be forced to decide whether they prefer to remain in this coalition, or go into comfortable shelter in Likud.