Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday that he planned to continue efforts to persuade Moshe Kachlon to remain in the Likud and run for a Knesser seat. “We are asking for the loyalty and faith of the voter, and we hope that Israelis will continue to allow us to lead the government.” Kachlon, he said, was an essential part of that effort.

“I believe his place is with us,” Netanyahu added.