Prominent Activist Yosef Haddad Reveals Likud's Last-Minute Offer
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
Prominent activist Yosef Haddad revealed that the Likud party offered him a high spot on their Knesset list and a ministerial role, which he rejected. Haddad, running with the "Am Israel" party, stated his condition for joining a Netanyahu-led government is legislation for universal conscription. He also criticized past leaders for the security failures leading to October 7th and advocated for voluntary emigration from Gaza.
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- Yosef Haddad revealed Likud offered him a high Knesset list spot and a ministerial role, which he rejected.
- Haddad's "Am Israel" party will support a Netanyahu government only if universal conscription is legislated.
- He criticized Netanyahu, Bennett, and Eisenkot for the security concept leading to October 7th.
- Haddad's party will promote voluntary emigration from Gaza.
- He called for a total rebuilding of Israel's global advocacy efforts.
Yosef Haddad, a prominent advocacy activist and candidate for the Knesset with the "Am Israel" party led by Ofer Vinter, revealed that the Likud party attempted to recruit him until the very last moment before candidate lists were finalized. Speaking at a "Shabat Tarbut" event in Kfar Saba, Haddad disclosed that he was offered a "very high and prominent reserved spot" on the Likud list, along with an explicit promise of a ministerial position in the next government.
Haddad stated that the offer from Likud arrived "up to the 90th minute" of list finalization, but he chose to reject it out of loyalty to his new party's path. He dismissed attacks from the coalition on "Am Israel," asserting it is a stable right-wing party that will pass the electoral threshold. Haddad also refuted rumors and "spin" about future political alliances, emphasizing his party's right-wing stance.
While declaring his party would support a government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Haddad set a strict condition for joining any coalition: the government must legislate universal conscription and fight for the rights of combat soldiers. He also criticized Netanyahu, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, and former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, claiming they were all part of the "security concept" that led to the October 7th events.
Beyond conscription and internal politics, Haddad outlined his party's platform, which includes encouraging voluntary emigration from Gaza. He also stressed the urgent need to rebuild Israel's global advocacy efforts, which he described as having "totally collapsed" during the war. The event in Kfar Saba drew a large audience.
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