Lawmaker Slams Netanyahu's Unity Videos, Calls Them 'Begging'
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Member of Knesset Tali Gottlieb criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's unity videos, calling them "begging" and urging him to cease public appeals to Gadi Eisenkot. Gottlieb also attacked the Likud's election campaign strategy and announced Otzma Yehudit's intention to appeal election results due to alleged fraud, seeking a rerun or annulment in affected stations. She further criticized the Supreme Court's decision regarding the Ra'am party and explained her somber view of the Knesset swearing-in ceremony.
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- MK Tali Gottlieb called Prime Minister Netanyahu's unity videos "begging" and urged him to stop pleading with Gadi Eisenkot.
- Gottlieb announced Otzma Yehudit will appeal election results, demanding a rerun or annulment due to alleged fraud.
- She criticized the Likud's election campaign for presenting opposition parties as potential coalition partners.
- Gottlieb also opposed the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Ra'am party to run in elections.
- She described the Knesset swearing-in ceremony as a "work day" rather than a celebration.
Member of Knesset Tali Gottlieb of the Otzma Yehudit party has strongly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's unity videos, urging him to stop pleading with Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, to join a unity government. Gottlieb argued in an interview with Channel 7 that public appeals would not lead to the formation of such a government, describing the videos as "begging videos when nobody wants you." She believes Eisenkot would not agree to serve under Netanyahu, nor vice versa, even if a unity government is deemed necessary.
Gottlieb also criticized the Likud party's election campaign, particularly its promise to form a broad national government. She contended that this message was flawed because it presented parties led by Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, and Avigdor Lieberman as potential coalition partners to right-wing voters. According to Gottlieb, the Likud should have emphasized the differences between itself and these parties to encourage right-wing voters to turn out.
Furthermore, Gottlieb announced that Otzma Yehudit intends to appeal the election results due to alleged irregularities. The party plans to demand a rerun of the elections or, at minimum, the annulment of results in polling stations where fraud is proven. Gottlieb cited complaints of double voting and vote-buying, and called for cameras at all polling stations to prevent future issues.
She also criticized the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Ra'am party to run in the elections after the Central Elections Committee had disqualified it. Near the end of the interview, Gottlieb explained her decision not to invite family to the Knesset swearing-in ceremony, stating that with the new Knesset's composition and the participation of Arab parties, it was not a day of celebration for her but a "work day."
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