Otzma Yehudit Denies Reports of Netanyahu Reassurance on Coalition Role
The Otzma Yehudit party has vehemently denied a report claiming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir and MK Tali Gottlieb to reassure them about their inclusion in the next coalition government. The party issued a statement calling the report "complete fake news," asserting that no such conversation occurred in recent weeks.
Furthermore, Otzma Yehudit stated that no messages were sent conveying concerns about the party not being included in the upcoming coalition. The party also refuted claims that such messages were conveyed.
In contrast, Otzma Yehudit alleged that messages have been circulating, purportedly from the Prime Minister's Office, to various countries indicating that the party would not be part of the next government. The party linked these alleged messages to a Likud campaign advocating for a unity government and to briefings attributed to senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office that were critical of Ben-Gvir's potential inclusion in a future government.