Ahmed Tibi, chairman of the Joint List faction, threatened MK Yo'az Handel with a blue brush.

Cracks on the way to a potential blue-white coalition and the joint list? An unusual statement was made Monday during a discussion of the Knesset regular committee, which discussed the establishment of a Knesset committee to deal with Prime Minister Netanyahu's immunity.

During the discussion, Knesset Speaker Ahmed Tibi snapped to MK Yoaz Handel of "Blue and White", saying: "Keep talking about annexing the Jordan Valley, but if you move forward with this plan, MK Benny Gantz will remain Opposition Chair.

Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon

Tibi addressed the right-wing plans to apply annexation of the Jordan Valley, a move that was preceded by the Likud government in recent months. Four months ago, on September 10 last year, the Prime Minister declared that if he chose to re-apply Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea .