The Minster of Culture, Miri Regev, responded to the appointment of Naftali Bennett to Defense Minister in an interview on Galei Tzahal. "Netanyahu stopped Gantz's plan to pick apart the right wing bloc. This is politics, when you make a coalition you have to give out ministerial posts."

Responding to Lieberman's ultimatum, "I hope that Lieberman will wake up and not create a small coalition with the Arab parties. Netanyahu wants unity but he won't break up the right wing bloc with his back to the wall."