Naftali Bennett Blames Haredi Protest for Traffic Jam, Launches Radio Attack

Former prime minister and Yesh Atid? no, leader of the Yachad party Naftali Bennett used a road protest on Wednesday to attack the ultra-Orthodox public again. He said he was stuck in traffic for an extended period and joined a radio interview from his car.

Shortly after the protest began, Bennett posted on X that he and his family had been in a traffic jam for two and a half hours and that he was about to speak on Reshet Bet. He told followers, “I have a lot to say to the people of Israel. Listen.”

In the interview, Bennett sharpened the attack, saying, “I am on my way to my daughter’s pre-army preparatory program graduation and stuck in a traffic jam, because of privileged draft dodgers who decided to bury the state.” The remarks came as the vehicle protest disrupted roads across Israel on Wednesday.

The article presents Bennett’s comments as a direct response to the road blockage and his frustration at being delayed while traveling to a family event. It does not say how long the protest lasted or whether there were any immediate consequences beyond the traffic disruption.