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Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman has cut off contact with Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot, refusing to answer calls from opposition bloc leaders following the elections, according to Channel 12. Lieberman has ruled out joining a Netanyahu-led government or supporting a government dependent on Arab parties. However, he reportedly prefers that if an opposition leader joins Netanyahu in a unity government, it should be Eisenkot rather than himself.