Netanyahu and Smotrich Plan Pre-Election Event, Excluding Ben-Gvir
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are holding a pre-election event titled "Saving the Right" in Jerusalem on Thursday. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was not invited to the event, signaling growing tensions between him and Netanyahu. The exclusion is seen by Ben-Gvir's party as an attempt to sideline them from a future coalition. This occurs as the Likud signed a surplus agreement with Religious Zionism but not with Otzma Yehudit.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are holding a pre-election event titled "Saving the Right."
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was not invited to the "Saving the Right" event.
- Tensions are high between Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir, with their communication reportedly nearly severed.
- Otzma Yehudit views Ben-Gvir's exclusion as a move to marginalize the party from a future coalition.
- The Likud party signed a surplus agreement with Religious Zionism but not with Otzma Yehudit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are preparing for the upcoming elections with a joint event titled "Saving the Right," scheduled for Thursday at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem. The gathering aims to mobilize support among dozens of prominent rabbis from the Religious Zionism community and heads of Torah institutions. Notably, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was not invited to the event, according to a report by Kan 11. This exclusion comes amid particularly strained relations between Ben-Gvir and Netanyahu in recent weeks, with reports suggesting their communication has nearly ceased.
Sources within Otzma Yehudit, Ben-Gvir's party, view his exclusion as a further sign of their party's marginalization from the future coalition. This development coincides with the Likud party signing a surplus agreement with the Religious Zionism-Identity party, while Otzma Yehudit has yet to secure a similar deal.
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