MK Tibi Accuses Netanyahu of Incitement, Reveals WhatsApp Exchanges
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of incitement and hypocrisy during a TV interview, revealing WhatsApp messages from Netanyahu's advisor. Tibi claimed Netanyahu's camp tried to influence his party's stance on legislation and election day decisions. He also criticized Netanyahu's remarks about Arab parties stealing the election and seeking to destroy the Jewish state, calling them delegitimizing.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- MK Ahmad Tibi accused PM Netanyahu of incitement and hypocrisy on live TV.
- Tibi revealed WhatsApp messages from Netanyahu's advisor concerning election-related legislation.
- Netanyahu had previously accused Arab parties of seeking to destroy Israel.
- Tibi stated Arab parties aim to oust Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir.
- Tibi called Netanyahu's election fraud claims an attempt to delegitimize Arab leadership.
Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi launched a strong attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Channel 12 interview on Friday, accusing him of incitement and hypocrisy. Tibi revealed that he had received WhatsApp messages from Netanyahu's close advisor, Natan Eshel, in the week before the elections, on election day, and after the results were published. Tibi stated that Eshel, like Netanyahu, was concerned about the "accused law" and sought to persuade Tibi's party not to support it. Tibi responded that they did not want new elections but aimed to oust Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Tibi further addressed Netanyahu's accusations that Arab parties stole the election, calling it a "thief accusing others of theft." He argued that a prime minister should behave in a statesmanlike manner and that such accusations are an attempt to delegitimize the Arab public leadership and two million Arab citizens. Netanyahu had previously drawn criticism for a speech given at the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset, where he accused Arab MKs of supporting terrorism and aiming to destroy the Jewish state, suggesting they differentiate only on whether a future state would be Islamic or Palestinian, but agreeing that Israel has no right to exist as a Jewish state.
