Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has reacted to the Joint List's decision to recommend Benny Gantz as prime minister's candidate, saying, "Citizens of Israel, it happened exactly as we warned. The Joint Arab List recommended Benny Gantz as prime minister."
Netanyahu continued, "Now there are two options: either set up a minority government that relies on those who reject Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and glorify terrorists who murder our soldiers and citizens, or set up a broad national government." He added, "I know what the answer is and you know it too, so I will work as much as I can to establish a broad national unity government. There is no other solution."