Businessman Roni Mana Praises Netanyahu's Past Speech to Arab Sector
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
Businessman Roni Mana, a former Netanyahu confidant turned critic, sarcastically praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's past speech encouraging Arab citizens to vote. Mana shared a video of Netanyahu's 2015 appeal for Arab participation in Israeli society, contrasting it with current Likud rhetoric. This follows Mana's recent strong public statements questioning Netanyahu's mental fitness and suitability to lead.
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- Businessman Roni Mana sarcastically praised a past speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Arab citizens.
- Mana, a former Netanyahu ally, has become a vocal critic on social media platform X.
- The resurfaced video shows Netanyahu urging Arab citizens to be full partners in Israel.
- Mana's comments contrast with the Likud party's recent rhetoric on cooperation with Arab parties.
- This follows Mana's recent public questioning of Netanyahu's mental fitness.
Businessman and real estate figure Roni Mana, once a close associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, has become one of the premier's sharpest critics on social media. Mana frequently attacks Netanyahu's political conduct on the platform X, formerly Twitter. Recently, a resurfaced archival video of Netanyahu delivering a conciliatory speech directly to the Arab sector sparked a sarcastic reaction from Mana.
In the old footage, Netanyahu is seen urging "all citizens of Israel, Jews and Arabs alike" to vote and to be "full and equal partners in the Israeli society" and "the tremendous success story that is the State of Israel." He called it an "opportunity to begin a new era in relations between Jews and Arabs and Arab citizens in the State of Israel."
This past statement contrasts sharply with the Likud party's recent rhetoric against political cooperation with Arab parties. Mana shared the video, remarking sarcastically, "Bibi, look how they listened to you and came in droves to the ballot boxes. So what you're saying about the change bloc being able to form a government with them? Well done to Netanyahu, gave the green light, a champion."
This incident follows Mana's recent aggressive public criticism of Netanyahu's mental fitness, where he wrote, "Listen Likud and Right-wing members, Bibi has lost it, he is not sane." Mana warned voters that entrusting Netanyahu with national security is a gamble with their children's and grandchildren's lives in the army, stating, "Bibi needs to see a psychiatrist, I'm not kidding."
The current exchange highlights the deep personal rift between Mana and Netanyahu, illustrating how a once-close personal friendship has devolved into public animosity that continues to generate headlines.