Shea Levin — text status

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has privately refused to rule out a national unity government, even one with Prime Minister Netanyahu, according to reports. "I refuse to take unity off the table, even with Netanyahu," Bennett told a change bloc leader, unlike Liberman, Golan and Eisenkot, who have all ruled it out. Responding to the report, Bennett's Beyachad party insisted he is working to form a government headed by Eisenkot, saying Netanyahu's divisive Knesset speech proves he must go. Meanwhile, Shas declared it is staying with Netanyahu, leaving Eisenkot short of 61 seats without the Arab parties.