Yair Netanyahu Slams Naftali Bennett as 'Trash' in Escalating Feud
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
Yair Netanyahu fiercely criticized former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, calling him "trash" for remarks made on a public broadcast. Bennett had described Netanyahu's son as a "despicable person" heading a "propaganda machine" that harms Israel. The exchange escalated after Bennett's interview, where he also alleged foreign funding and the spread of harmful rumors, including false claims about his own mother. Netanyahu defended himself and his father, questioning Bennett's timing and the use of taxpayer-funded media.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yair Netanyahu called former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett "trash" for his critical remarks.
- Bennett described Yair Netanyahu as a "despicable person" leading a "propaganda machine."
- Netanyahu questioned Bennett's timing and the use of taxpayer-funded media for his criticism.
- Bennett alleged foreign funding and the spread of harmful rumors by Netanyahu's circle.
- The feud escalated following Bennett's interview on Kan 11's "Meeting with Ronnie Kuban."
A heated exchange between former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Yair Netanyahu, son of the current Prime Minister, has intensified. Following Bennett's sharp remarks broadcast on Saturday night's "Meeting with Ronnie Kuban" program on Kan 11, Netanyahu responded angrily. He attacked Bennett's statement, its sensitive security timing, and the public platform given to it. "Where have you ever heard of one politician smearing another politician's son, two weeks after it was revealed the Iranians tried to murder him?" Netanyahu questioned. He also criticized the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, asking if such content, funded by taxpayers, should be allowed to pass without consequence. Netanyahu contrasted this with his father's conduct, stating, "Did you ever hear my father smear the son or daughter of one of his political rivals? What trash."
Bennett's attack came in response to harsh words he directed at Netanyahu during the interview with Kuban, shortly before a critical election. "I think he is a despicable person who stands with his father at the head of a terrible propaganda machine that is tearing Israel apart," Bennett declared. He detailed how this system allegedly turned Benny Gantz into a "half Iranian agent" and spared no means. According to Bennett, a small group of close advisors, "paid by Qatar," daily injects poison into citizens' minds under the direction of the elder Netanyahu, while also "smearing bereaved families" and feeding messages to Channel 14, Yinon Magal, and Yaakov Bardugo.
Bennett's monologue reached a peak when he tearfully recounted rumors spread about his mother, whose family was annihilated in the Holocaust, falsely claiming she was Christian. He shared an incident where a seemingly innocent acquaintance congratulated his mother on "joining our people" at Pilates. Bennett concluded with fury, "These scumbags, excuse the expression... these people are truly the most abhorrent to the State of Israel, and he is at the center with the other Qataris."
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