Merav Michaeli
Former Labor Party leader; former Transport Minister · Labor (Ha'Avoda)
1 change of mind on record, 2021
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At a glance
first said said otherwise
Naftali Bennett as prime minister
Then
Won't block a Bennett bloc
Three weeks before the March 2021 election she says she cannot rule out a connection with Bennett and Saar and will not be the one to block a 61-seat bloc after the election; in the same interview she rules out Labor joining a Netanyahu-led coalition.
"אני לא יכולה לפסול חיבור עם בנט ועם סער. אם תהיה אפשרות להקים לאחר הבחירות גוש של 61, בשום אופן לא אני זאת שאכשיל אותו"
Our translation I cannot rule out a connection with Bennett and with Saar. If there is a possibility after the election of forming a bloc of 61, I will in no way be the one to make it fail.
Source מיכאלי: "בשום אופן לא אפסול גוש 61 עם בנט וסער" (מעריב) (as reported by maariv.co.il)
Weeks later
Later
Doesn't want Bennett as PM
Two days after the March 2021 election she says she does not want Bennett as prime minister, while saying replacing Netanyahu is a necessary condition and sitting with Bennett is not her dream.
"למען הסר ספק אני לא רוצה את בנט כראש ממשלה"
Our translation For the avoidance of doubt, I do not want Bennett as prime minister
Source מיכאלי: "זה לא חלום חיי לשבת עם בנט בקואליציה, לא רוצה אותו כרה"מ" (מעריב, from a 103FM interview) (as reported by maariv.co.il)
2 months later
Latest
In Bennett's government
At the swearing-in of the Bennett-Lapid government, in which she became transport minister, she calls the government the most right and best thing happening now.
"עם כל המורכבות, חברות וחברים, הממשלה הזאת היא הדבר הכי נכון והכי טוב שקורה כרגע."
Our translation With all the complexity, friends, this government is the most right and best thing happening right now.
Source דברי הכנסת, ישיבת המליאה 13 ביוני 2021 (הצגת הממשלה ה-36)
Context: The government sworn in on 13 June 2021 was headed by Naftali Bennett under a rotation agreement with Yair Lapid; Labor was a member.