Natan Eshel, a close associate of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, asked former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked to persuade Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman to join the government.
According to a report on Channel 13 News on Thursday, Eshel promised Shaked that she would continue serving as a minister in the government if she succeeds in the mission. The Likud denied the report, but Shaked admitted that she tried to mediate in the negotiations between the Likud and Yisrael Beytenu but failed.
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