Businessman Roni Mana Slams Netanyahu Over Alleged Ra'am Coalition Talks

Businessman Roni Mana, a former associate of the Netanyahu family, has publicly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding alleged coalition negotiations with the Islamist party Ra'am. Mana's remarks stem from an interview given by Yoav Horowitz, former Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office, who confirmed he was tasked by Netanyahu to explore the possibility of forming a government with Ra'am's support.

Mana took to his X account to express his disbelief, stating, "Unbelievable, unimaginable, Bibi sat with Arafat, shook hands, hugged." He further leveraged Horowitz's testimony, asserting, "Now Yoav Horowitz is bursting Bibi's bubble and his former Prime Minister's Director-General is saying clear things." Mana quoted Horowitz as saying, "Netanyahu sent me to negotiate for Mansour Abbas to join his government."

This is not the first time Mana has launched public attacks against the Prime Minister. Recently, Mana criticized Netanyahu's trip to the UN General Assembly in New York, accusing him of narrow political considerations and electioneering, urging him to "save us the speech" and "stay in the country."