Heated Knesset Exchange Erupts Over Qatari Funds and Arab Parties
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
A heated exchange occurred in the Knesset on Tuesday when MK Gilad Kariv shouted at Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu about Qatari funding. Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Limor Son Har-Melech responded by criticizing Kariv and the idea of forming a government with Arab parties. The confrontation happened during Netanyahu's speech attacking Arab parties for denying Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- MK Gilad Kariv shouted at PM Netanyahu in the Knesset over Qatari funding.
- Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Limor Son Har-Melech responded to Kariv with shouts.
- The confrontation occurred during Netanyahu's speech criticizing Arab parties.
- Netanyahu claimed Arab parties deny Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state.
- Ben-Gvir and Son Har-Melech criticized the idea of forming a government with Arab parties.
A loud confrontation erupted in the Knesset on Tuesday during a speech by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, when Member of Knesset Gilad Kariv shouted at the Prime Minister regarding Qatari funding. Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Limor Son Har-Melech of Otzma Yehudit responded to Kariv with shouts, criticizing the intention to form a government with the support of Arab parties.
The clash occurred while Netanyahu was criticizing Ra'am and the Joint List in his speech, asserting that despite their differences, both parties deny Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. During Netanyahu's remarks, Kariv began shouting at the Prime Minister, raising the issue of Qatari money. Ben-Gvir and Son Har-Melech shouted back, calling it a disgrace given the intention to sit with those they termed 'terror supporters'.
The exchange took place against the backdrop of Netanyahu's statements against the Arab parties. The Prime Minister stated in his speech, "There are those in this house who for some reason think there is a big difference between the supposedly 'moderate' Ra'am and the 'extremist' Joint List." He further claimed, "The only difference is that they disagree on which state will be established here on the ruins of the Jewish state." Netanyahu concluded his remarks on the topic by stating, "But on one thing they agree: Israel, as a Jewish state, has no right to exist!"
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