Religious Zionism chairman Betzalel Smotrich sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and New Hope chairman Gideon Sa’ar on Wednesday imploring them to reach a comprise in order to form a right-wing coalition without relying on the support of the Islamist Ra’am party.

“Let us Jews learn how to get along so that we�don�t give the keys to our future to our enemies,�who deny the existence of the state of Israel as a Jewish state,� Smotrich wrote.

�I call and plead with you from the bottom of my heart: Give this good nation an Independence Day gift and meet today. I promise in advance to support any arrangement you reach. It is in your hands. Save Israel and don�t miss this moment.�

Despite Smotrich’s good intentions, the likelihood of Sa’ar agreeing to his suggestions are almost nil as Sa’ar has repeatedly refused to join a government headed by Netanyahu.

(YWN Israel Desk � Jerusalem)