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Gotliv rejects unity government without choosing another election

Pressed on Netanyahu's options if his bloc falls short, the lawmaker insists on a right-wing government rather than accepting the interviewer's choice.

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0:43Gotliv rejects linking Ben-Gvir's enforcement policies to Arab turnout and defends action against unauthorized construction.
4:47A provisional count update shows a smaller right-wing bloc and 19 seats for Arab parties.
7:07Gotliv warns against cooperation with Eisenkot or a government that includes him.
10:06She argues that unity government would prevent the judicial and institutional changes she wants.
11:49Asked to choose unity or another election, she insists on right-wing government without directly choosing between them.

Tally Gotliv rules out a unity government, but does not say whether she would choose another election if the alternative were sharing power with Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents.

That unresolved choice is the central exchange in an election-night interview on Israel's Channel 14. Host Ido Tauber asks what would happen if Netanyahu could not assemble a sufficient right-wing majority and instead sought a government without Otzma Yehudit, the far-right party led by Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Gotliv argues that a unity government would block the changes she wants in the judiciary and other governing institutions. When Tauber presses her near the end to choose between unity and another election, she returns to her preferred outcome: a right-wing government. She does not directly answer the fallback question.

The interview reaches that point through a dispute about Ben-Gvir's policies and Arab voter turnout. Gotliv rejects suggestions that his actions helped mobilize Arab voters and defends conspicuous enforcement against what she describes as illegal construction in the Negev. Tauber challenges whether the manner of that enforcement could itself have inflamed tensions. She responds by accusing the right of being excessively deferential.

An interruption for a vote-count update gives the coalition discussion immediate context. The broadcaster's provisional projection shows Netanyahu's right-wing bloc slipping slightly and Arab parties reaching 19 seats. These are figures presented during counting, not a final result.

Gotliv then challenges the legitimacy of the Arab parties and describes her petition against their participation in parliament. Turning to Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu's main election challenger, she warns against cooperating with him or forming a government that includes him.

Her position is clear on whom she opposes governing with. Tauber's remaining question is what she would accept if her preferred majority cannot be formed.