Netanyahu on senior American warnings from appointing Ben Gabir in the next government: "I will not bow my head"

The chairman of the opposition reacted sharply in an interview to "Kol Barama" radio to the words of a democratic senator in the USA, according to which the appointment will have negative consequences on the relations between the countries.

He also referred to the possibility that he would negotiate a plea deal in the cases pending against him: "nonsense".

He attacked Lapid and called him a "perfect dictator"

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10/25/2022

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 08:05 Updated: 08:08

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In the video: Netanyahu responds to Ben Gabir's claims - "We will not go with Gantz and Lapid."

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Likud chairman Binyamin Netanyahu today (Tuesday) responded sharply to warnings from senior officials in the US about the possibility of appointing Itamar Ben Gabir as a minister in the next government he leads.

In an interview with Likki Adamker and Israel Cohen on the ultra-Orthodox radio "Kol Barama" Netanyahu said: "We are a democracy and we will decide who will be in the next government. I know how to stand up for what we have and my ability is not to bow my head and say 'no' when necessary."

He said these things after the publication in Vala!

According to him, Democratic Senator Robert Menendez warned Netanyahu that if he included Ben Gabir in a future government, it would have negative consequences for relations between the United States and Israel.

"I said to Menendez, 'Are you talking to me about someone (Ben Gabir) who believes in the State of Israel and supports IDF soldiers?

I haven't heard a word about Gantz and Lapid going with Mansur Abbas and the Muslim Brotherhood who deny Israel as a Jewish state and go to the mourning Sukkots of Jewish murderers."

During the interview, Netanyahu was asked about the possibility of negotiating a plea deal in the cases pending against him, even if he returns to serve as prime minister and rejected the talks.

"It's nonsense. On the contrary, what would I want? That the trial that collapses and unravels with the rude things you sewed on me will be broadcast live on television, that all the citizens of Israel will see how everything collapses and unravels."

He will not withdraw from the appointment of Ben Gabir as a minister in the government under his leadership according to the demand of the Americans.

Ben Gabir (Photo: Reuven Castro)

The head of the opposition also referred to the changes that the bloc led by him will make in the judicial system, if he wins the elections.

"The corrections that are required in the judicial system should be made in a responsible and informed manner. We should not destroy but repair."

To the question of whether the attorney general Gali Beharev Miara should be fired, Netanyahu replied, "I am not involved in appointments or placements.

It's not personal, it's systemic.

They are not coming to fire anyone, but to solve it."

Netanyahu spoke about his relationship with the ultra-Orthodox parties and said that he is not afraid that they will form a government with Gantz: "They said unequivocally that they are not going with him. Gantz is leftist. Gafni also said in the most blatant way that they are going with Netanyahu and the Likud in any case, and it is good that he said that ".

However, Netanyahu implicitly criticized the words of the incoming chairman of Torah Judaism, Yitzhak Goldknopf, who said that math and English did not advance the Israeli economy and that studying Torah is more difficult than sending soldiers to the front: "He said what he said.

This is an election period.

People say things and I don't attach importance to it, nor does it reflect my attitude."

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On the possibility that he will negotiate a plea deal in the cases pending against him: "nonsense".

Netanyahu (Photo: Reuven Castro)

He pledged not to make changes to the status quo on matters of religion and state such as public transportation on Shabbat or the Western Wall for reformers and conservatives: "I have always advocated maintaining the status quo, this is what we did and this is what we will do. There will be no changes," in his words.

Similar to the Likud members' message page, Netanyahu repeated that Gantz is a leftist and expressed concern about the possibility that Prime Minister Yair Lapid would form a government with the support of Ayman Odeh and Ahmed Tibi.

He also attacked Yesh Atid and called it "a party of dictatorship" and called Lapid a "perfect dictator".

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