Yoav Kisch
Role at the time: Israel's education minister, speaking for the Likud delegation at the President's consultations
Statement summary
Speaking for the Likud delegation at President Herzog's consultations, Kisch warns against a government whose existence depends on what he calls supporters of terrorism and says Likud is the largest party in Israel.
“We know who cannot do it. A government whose very existence depends on supporters of terrorism who reject the existence of a Jewish state as we know it”
Why we used this label
The reference point is President Herzog's decision to task Gadi Eisenkot, rather than Benjamin Netanyahu, with forming Israel's next government. At the consultations that preceded the decision, Kisch argues against a government that depends on parties he calls supporters of terrorism, which ynet describes as a warning against a government dependent on Arab parties, and says Likud is the largest party. That rejects giving Eisenkot the task.