Ben-Gvir Accuses Netanyahu's Office of Pledging to EU to Exclude Him from Next Government
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office of promising European Union nations that Ben-Gvir and his Otzma Yehudit party would be excluded from the next government. Ben-Gvir stated he received verified information that a clear message was conveyed to European officials regarding this exclusion. He expressed deep sorrow over the alleged commitment, which he believes was made during high-level discussions.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir accused PM Netanyahu's office of promising the EU to exclude him from the next government.
- Ben-Gvir stated he received verified information about the alleged commitment to European countries.
- The Minister claimed a clear message was conveyed to EU foreign ministers and higher officials.
- He expressed deep sorrow over the alleged pledge made by the Prime Minister's office.
- The accusation specifically targets the inclusion of Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party in the future government.
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday of committing to European Union countries that he and his party, Otzma Yehudit, would not be included in the next government. "I say the following with deep sorrow, after a long period in which I heard such reports, but I prayed that they were not true," Ben-Gvir stated. He added that, according to verified information he received recently, the Prime Minister's office "officially committed to a series of EU countries that I will not be in the next government."
Ben-Gvir further claimed that during discussions with senior European officials, "an explicit message was conveyed to those countries, whether to foreign ministers or higher-level officials, that the Prime Minister does not intend to bring Otzma Yehudit into the next government."
