Chairman Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Part made it clear on Thursday morning that the Arab Balad Party and Minister Bezalel Smotrich from Yamina won't be part of any government he forms.
Gantz also told public radio reacted to the state comptroller approving a loan under market terms to help the legal defense costs of Prime Minister Binyamin Netayahu from his friend Spencer Partridge, saying, "It smells bad. The prime minister, who is a personal example, should use public defense. If it is a matter of crime, he should take care of it himself."