The heated debate between Prime Minister Bennett and opposition leader Netanyahu over the reliability of antigen tests continued today (Wednesday) when Bennett claimed in a Facebook post that Netanyahu was "knowingly lying and endangering human life only for political gain."
The head of the opposition replied: "Bennett lost control of the corona and abandoned the citizens of Israel to their fate."
"He (Netanyahu) often lies and I usually do not bother to respond, but this time if we allow his lie to be established, Israelis may get sick, or God forbid die," the prime minister said. And in isolating them, and preventing further infection of people who might get sick and even die. "
Home antigen test, Photo: Eyal Margolin, Ginny
Prime Minister Bennett tried to explain the rationale behind the rapid tests: “The antigen is a relatively accurate tool in relation to the question: whether the person is contagious during the test.
"PCR is indeed more sensitive and able to answer the question: Do you carry the virus during the test?"
"PCR is essential for use in the elderly and vulnerable public, so that we can identify as early as possible that the person carries the virus and provide him with a cure in time," the prime minister wrote. "In Israel, as in the rest of the world, PCR capacity is limited.
By the way, with us it is relatively very high. "
"If everyone, including young people, goes to be tested only on PCR, we will get results only 5-6 days later," Bennett described.
"In this situation, the same infected beard will already be in a serious condition, and the drug Paxlovid, which must be given at an early stage, will no longer help."
"Therefore, because we want to target PCR tests to the vulnerable public, we direct the younger public to antigen tests that definitely help locate infectious people, and take them out of the community for isolation to reduce infection. We hope Netanyahu confines himself to lies that do not endanger Israeli lives. "Do not listen to Pike, and certainly do not give up on antigen testing. They are an important tool in the war of us all against the Omicron," concluded Prime Minister Bennett.
Opposition leader Netanyahu responded to Prime Minister Bennett with a tweet of his own:
Bennett sent Israeli citizens to buy at their expense domestic corona tests that the Ministry of Defense has ruled unreliable!
Bennett lost control of the corona and abandoned the citizens of Israel to their fate - 0 economic aid and 0 decisions in health. "
@bnetanyahu
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As you may recall, Bennett's attack on Netanyahu over his remarks about the antigen tests began after the opposition leader posted a video on his ticketing account in which he mocks the reliability of the tests and claims that they are like "a tree or a fly".
During the press conference last night, Bennett said: "I saw a video of him (of Netanyahu) that is actually eroding the public's trust in the antigen. It is an anti-patriotic act during a campaign to disrupt the public's trust in a key tool."
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