The Blue & White party has responded to an earlier statement by the Likud party accusing it of blocking legislation to solve the budget crisis, calling out the Likud party for "trickery and crooked behavior."
"The time of truth is approaching, and so the Likud party increases its trickery and crooked behavior," Blue & White's statement reads. "The Likud party is breaking its promises and destroying unity and stability within the government, and is constantly seeking new excuses to head to elections.
"Anyone who has the interests of Israel at heart will work toward passing a responsible state budget, and won't waste money in order to curry political favor in advance of elections. Blue & White is working and will continue to work to avoid the necessity of elections in order to benefit the million unemployed of the country, and for all the citizens of Israel, as we committed ourselves to do."