Ben-Gvir Accuses Netanyahu of Wanting a Quiet Term With Eisenkot
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking a peaceful term with Gadi Eisenkot and potentially excluding him from a future government. Ben-Gvir also addressed criticism from Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and questioned Haredi MKs' attacks. He stated he lacks legal authority to prevent police arrests of draft dodgers and described a conflict with Bezalel Smotrich involving alleged disrespect and arrogance.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Minister Ben-Gvir claims PM Netanyahu wants a quiet term with Gadi Eisenkot, possibly excluding him.
- Ben-Gvir questioned why Haredi MKs attacked him after he received late-night calls.
- The Minister stated he has no legal power to stop police from arresting draft dodgers.
- Ben-Gvir accused Bezalel Smotrich of arrogance and disrespecting his rabbis.
- The conflict with Smotrich was linked by Ben-Gvir to his Mizrahi heritage.
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, in a heated interview less than a week before elections, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of prioritizing a "quiet term" with Gadi Eisenkot and preferring to keep him out of the next government. Ben-Gvir also addressed criticism from the First of the Sephardic Sages, Yitzhak Yosef, stating he would not speak against him but questioned why Haredi Knesset members who contacted him late at night were attacking him. Regarding the conscription of yeshiva students and the arrest of draft dodgers, Ben-Gvir clarified that he has no legal authority to instruct the police not to make arrests, emphasizing that conscription occurs with cooperation. He also recounted a dispute with Bezalel Smotrich, alleging Smotrich "disdained my rabbis" and exhibited "arrogance" due to Ben-Gvir being Mizrahi (of Middle Eastern descent).
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