Ex-Likud Minister: 'Netanyahu is afraid of Gideon Sa'ar'

• Published date: 01 March 2021
• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Date: 01 March 2021

Elkin, formerly a confidant of Netanyahu, has sharply criticized the prime minister since his departure from the Likud late last year.

In an interview with Radio 103FM, Elkin dismissed Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid's chances of forming a new government – despite Yesh Atid coming in second place in recent polls – adding that he believes Netanyahu is concerned more by Gideon Sa'ar.

Lapid "cannot form a coalition government in this Knesset, since most voters are center-right," said Elkin.

Netanyahu, he continued, "is afraid of Gideon Sa'ar, since he knows that Sa'ar is an alternative."

Elkin acknowledged that if Netanyahu and his allies, plus Naftali...