▁ ▁Background ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁after ▁not ▁making ▁it ▁past ▁the ▁elect oral ▁threshold ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Isra eli ▁legisl ative ▁election , ▁New ▁Right ▁leader ▁N aft ali ▁Ben nett ▁decided ▁to ▁give ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁to ▁A ye let ▁Sh aked . ▁In ▁her ▁opening ▁leadership ▁speech , ▁Sh aked ▁declared ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁seek ▁to ▁un ite ▁with ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Right - W ing ▁Part ies ▁( UR WP ) ▁and ▁other ▁right - wing ▁parties . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁U R WP ▁began . ▁The ▁negoti ations ▁initially ▁st alled , ▁as ▁U R WP ▁leader ▁Raf i ▁Per etz ▁was ▁unw illing ▁to ▁conced e ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁list ▁to ▁Sh aked , ▁and ▁disag re ements ▁arose ▁over ▁how ▁many ▁sp ots ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁involved ▁parties ▁would ▁receive ▁on ▁the ▁list . ▁Another ▁subject ▁that ▁arose ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁was ▁whether ▁the ▁radical ▁former ▁U R WP ▁member ▁Ot z ma ▁Ye h ud it ▁should ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁joint ▁list . ▁ ▁S ara ▁Net any ahu ▁( the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁prime ▁minister ) ▁was ▁recorded ▁speaking ▁with ▁Raf i ▁Per etz ' ▁wife , ▁Mich al ▁Per etz , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁conv ince ▁Per etz ▁to ▁retain ▁his ▁number ▁one ▁slot ▁on ▁the ▁list ; ▁she ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁revealed ▁that