Haviva Man, whose sister Amit Man was murdered on October 7 at the clinic in Kibbutz Be'eri, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ultra-Orthodox parties of exploiting the deaths of civilians for political gain. Her comments came after reports on Tuesday that Netanyahu had reached understandings with United Torah Judaism chair Moshe Gafni and Shas leader Aryeh Deri to advance pro-Haredi legislation in exchange for support for what the reports described as a political inquiry into the October 7 massacre.
According to those reports, the agreement included approval of the Basic Law on Torah study, a bill to prevent the arrest of draft dodgers, and the kashrut law. In return, the parties allegedly agreed to back a political commission of inquiry into October 7 in its first reading, support a bill to split the attorney general’s role, and hold elections toward the end of October.
On Facebook, Man wrote that if the reports were true, Netanyahu and his ministers were treating her sister’s death as bargaining leverage for partisan goals. She called that “the worst of the worst,” a disgrace and a humiliation, and asked how they could even consider such an arrangement.
In a direct message to the politicians, she said they were “scoundrels” who dare to “pimp out and trade in the murder of my sister and thousands more.” Turning to Amit, she apologized, saying her sister’s values of morality, love of people, sanctity of life, responsibility, and mutual solidarity were now being priced by politicians who were unworthy of her.
