Yosef Haddad Claims Likud Offered Him Top Spot, Ministerial Role
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Activist Yosef Haddad revealed that the Likud party offered him a spot in their top ten and a ministerial position until the final moments before the election. Speaking at a cultural event, Haddad also criticized Likud and Netanyahu, asserting his party, Am Israel, is right-wing and will only join a government that addresses conscription. He further stated that Israeli public diplomacy has failed, calling it a "complete and utter failure."
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yosef Haddad claims Likud offered him a top-10 spot and a ministerial role until the last minute.
- Haddad stated his party, Am Israel, is right-wing and will join a Netanyahu government if conscription is regulated.
- He criticized Netanyahu and others for being part of the "conception" leading to the October 7th events.
- Haddad asserted that Israeli public diplomacy has collapsed and the government has failed in this area.
- He urged Likud to stop attacking the "most right-wing party" and falsely presenting it as not right-wing.
Yosef Haddad, an activist and candidate for the Am Israel party, stated on Saturday that the Likud party attempted to recruit him for their slate until the very last minute, offering him a place within the top ten and a promise of a ministerial position. Haddad made these remarks during a cultural event in Kfar Saba, hosted by journalist Golan Bar Yosef.
Haddad also criticized Likud, urging them to stop attacking the "most right-wing party" and presenting it as not right-wing. He asserted that Am Israel would pass the electoral threshold and mentioned that Netanyahu had also expressed this sentiment. Haddad further commented on a reported spin that Ofer Winter would join Liberman, dismissing it.
He described Am Israel as a right-wing party intending to join a Netanyahu-led government, but only if the issue of conscription is resolved. "We will not enter any government that does not regulate conscription for everyone. We will fight for the rights of those serving," Haddad declared.
Haddad also criticized Netanyahu, recalling his own statement on October 8th that all 120 Knesset members should be dismissed. He stated he criticizes Netanyahu for being part of the "conception" that led to the events, similar to the government, and also criticized Eisenkot and Bennett for the same reason.
Regarding public diplomacy, Haddad lamented that "Israeli public diplomacy in the world has collapsed." He accused the Israeli government of a "complete and utter failure" in this area, stating, "There is currently no Israeli public diplomacy. We have been severely defeated."
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