Netanyahu Slams 'Indifference' in Haredi Sector, Warns of 'Disaster'
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly criticized perceived indifference within the Haredi community in an interview with Kikar HaShabbat, questioning their mindset and warning of dire consequences if they do not vote. He rejected explanations for the apathy, citing existential threats to Judaism and the Jewish state. Netanyahu cautioned that abstention could lead to a government influenced by figures like Ahmad Tibi and Mansour Abbas, resulting in an "unrecognizable disaster."
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- Prime Minister Netanyahu criticized perceived indifference in the Haredi community, calling it "unfathomable."
- Netanyahu warned that voter apathy could lead to a government controlled by Ahmad Tibi and Mansour Abbas.
- He stated that not voting could result in an "unrecognizable disaster" for Israel.
- The Prime Minister rejected explanations for the apathy, citing existential threats to Judaism and the Jewish state.
- The interview was conducted with the Haredi news outlet Kikar HaShabbat.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed strong criticism regarding perceived indifference within the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community, as indicated by recent polls. In an interview with Kikar HaShabbat, Netanyahu reacted forcefully to a question about this alleged apathy, exclaiming, "Indifference, complacency, frustrated people, resentful people... what is this? Have you lost your minds?!"
The interviewer suggested that the Haredi public might be indifferent due to a lack of perceived improvement in economic conditions, the situation for Torah scholars, or security over the past four years, questioning what would change in the upcoming elections. Netanyahu vehemently rejected this explanation, stating it was incomprehensible to be indifferent to the "end of our existence, the end of the existence of Judaism, the end of the existence of the Jewish state."
Netanyahu further warned of the consequences of voter abstention, asserting that "everything will change" if people do not vote. He painted a dire picture of a future government potentially controlled by figures like Ahmad Tibi and Mansour Abbas, and cited the possibility of Gilad Kariv becoming Minister of Religious Affairs as an example of how much could change. He concluded by emphasizing that failure to vote would lead to an "unrecognizable disaster."
