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'Stop empty statements': Ben-Gvir warns Likud against preventing Gotliv's move to Otzma Yehudit

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  • Itamar Ben-Gvir demanded that Likud complete Tally Gotliv’s transfer to Otzma Yehudit on Wednesday if she is to run in the upcoming elections under his party.
  • Gotliv said she would seriously consider joining Otzma Yehudit if it made a concrete offer.
  • She said she had been deliberately targeted in Likud’s primaries after reserved positions pushed her to 20th place on the party list.

Itamar Ben-Gvir has given Likud a deadline: complete Tally Gotliv’s transfer to Otzma Yehudit on Wednesday if she is to run in the upcoming elections with his party.

If Likud wants to transfer Tally Gotliv to Otzma Yehudit, it needs to carry out the procedures today, instead of sending empty briefings to the media

— Itamar Ben-GvirThe Otzma Yehudit leader pressed Likud to complete the transfer immediately.

“If Likud wants to transfer Tally Gotliv to Otzma Yehudit, it needs to carry out the procedures today, instead of sending empty briefings to the media,” Ben-Gvir said in a statement.

The demand followed Gotliv’s comments to KAN Reshet Bet that she would consider leaving Likud if Otzma Yehudit offered her suitable terms. “I would be very happy to receive a good concrete offer from Otzma Yehudit, and I would consider it seriously,” she said. “I owe it to my voters to seriously consider any concrete proposal that would allow me to put my abilities to use.”

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.

Gotliv also said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not obliged to appoint her justice minister or give her another ministerial position or committee chairmanship. She alleged that party insiders had deliberately targeted her during the Likud primaries, after Netanyahu’s reserved slots moved her to 20th place on the list. The matter remained unresolved as the story developed.

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 consider a move from Likud.
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