"Unfortunately Bennett is no longer committed to the right-wing government" Israel today

Smutrich eulogizes partnership with right-wing chairman, and sees himself as the last remnant of religious Zionism •

• Smutrich.

  Is not willing to succumb to the disqualification of laws by the High Court

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  Oren Cohen

Bezalel Smutrich sees himself as the last remnant of the determined Israeli right.

In an interview with the "Israel of the Week" supplement that will be published on Friday, he sits with a heavy heart and praises his political relationship with Naftali Bennett, whose second stage has come to an end.

"I tried to get a commitment from him that he would strive for a right-wing government after the election. We sat in private, I told him to tell me that they were striving, that it was not just to take care of the economy and livelihood, but even I was not given such a commitment. He wanted maximum flexibility. "I can not commit to religious Zionism for things that are unlikely to happen."

Smutrich v. Bennett: "The party will be Zionist-religious"

But you know Bennett.

He wants changes in security, in law.

He proved himself.

"What Bennett is saying this time, is exactly what Bennett intends to do. He probably really thinks that all the values ​​and ideology of religious Zionism should be stored for four years, and it does not matter that we succumb to Biden's pressure and freeze settlements. And not a limitation clause.

Anyone who does not disqualify a government with Lapid and Huldai and Gantz will not promote the values ​​of religious Zionism.

"Ayelet Shaked has published a plan to expel the infiltrators. Who will she do it with, with Lieberman? With Huldai? With Lapid? So say unequivocally. There are also tests, such as what people he brings to the party.

"For example, Shmuel Abohav, who is originally from the left and in my opinion he will not bring now - after all, when we bring the regulation law, he will object. When you put such figures on the list, a sign that it is no longer a campaign. You really put aside other things. "With Ganz on a joint run, that means you really put everything aside not as a password. I'm not ready for that."

You may be reunited at the end.

"If Naftali returns home to the road, to values, to partnership, and understands that our mission on the economic and livelihood side is to carry the values ​​of the right and religious Zionism - then I am open. "For the adventure of the new right, it crashed, we got it back, and now he's out again on an adventure looking for pointers on the trees. I stayed in the same place, he made the mob."

The full article on Friday in "Israel Hashavua".