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MK Tally Gotliv says she would consider joining Ben-Gvir if 'good concrete offer' presented

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  • Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv said she would seriously consider joining Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit if offered a worthwhile position.
  • Gotliv linked her 20th place on the Likud list to what she described as deliberate sidelining and asked to return to the 12th spot.
  • She said she remained loyal to Likud and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while criticizing the party’s treatment of her and discussing the judicial reform’s political implications.

Tally Gotliv says she could leave Likud for Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit, but only if the party presents her with what she considers a worthwhile offer. “I would be very happy to receive a good concrete offer from Otzma Yehudit, and I would consider it seriously,” she told KAN Reshet Bet.

I would be very happy to receive a good concrete offer from Otzma Yehudit, and I would consider it seriously.

— Tally GotlivGotliv said she would consider joining Ben-Gvir’s party if it made a concrete offer.

Gotliv, who received the 20th place on Likud’s list, said she owed her voters a serious review of any proposal that would let her use her abilities. “I owe it to my voters to seriously consider any concrete proposal that would allow me to put my abilities to use,” she said. Ben-Gvir has reportedly said he would welcome her into his party.

She blamed reserved slots attributed to Netanyahu for pushing her down the list and said she had asked the prime minister to restore her to 12th place. “If they let me take the 12th spot? Excellent. If they come up with excuses? I’ll take that to mean that not only am I being sidelined within the Likud, but they are doing everything possible to prevent me from reiterating the messages I stand for,” she said.

I owe it to my voters to seriously consider any concrete proposal that would allow me to put my abilities to use.

— Tally GotlivShe explained why she would weigh an offer from Otzma Yehudit.

Gotliv nevertheless said she remained “loyal to the Likud and the prime minister.” She also said Netanyahu was not obligated to appoint her justice minister or give her another ministerial post or committee chairmanship.

If they let me take the 12th spot? Excellent. If they come up with excuses? I’ll take that to mean that not only am I being sidelined within the Likud, but they are doing everything possible to prevent me from reiterating the messages I stand for.

— Tally GotlivGotliv described her response if Likud refused to restore her position on the party list.

Earlier, N12 News reported that Gotliv had connected her list position to the fate of judicial reform and accused Netanyahu of trying to push her aside. In a recording shared by N12, she said Netanyahu would receive a pardon if judicial reform did not change the Supreme Court or its powers. Gotliv later responded on X, describing her dedication to Netanyahu and the right-wing government as immense and saying she would not accept being a “doormat” while opposing the power of unelected officials and what she called the Supreme Court’s “outrageous” rulings.

I’ll take that to mean that not only am I being sidelined within the Likud, but they are doing everything possible to prevent me from reiterating the messages I stand for.

— Tally GotlivShe accused party officials of trying to silence her after her placement on the list.
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