Former prime minister Ehud Barak does not rule out the possibility of a return to political life and even a head-to-head confrontation with the head of the leftist bloc against Netanyahu. Interviewed by Channel 2 News, Barak said his joining should not be a condition for creation of the bloc. He added that he alone was not enough for victory. He said "A group of parties - Labor, Hatenua, the new parties of Ganz and Ya'alon and other bodies - must be established and the revolution in Israel will be achieved."
The Likud responded in response: "The Israeli public rightly kicked Ehud Barak out with a one-way ticket, and the most failed prime minister in Israel's history will watch the upcoming elections on television."