Yair Netanyahu Warns of 'Arab Islamic Autonomy' in Negev, Galilee

Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, issued a sharp response on his X account Sunday to reports of coalition coordination attempts between the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot, the Haredi parties, and Arab factions. He warned that a "leftist Haredi Arab government" would be "the final nail in the coffin," leading to severe geopolitical and security consequences within Israel's pre-1967 borders.

Netanyahu claimed such a scenario would result in the establishment of an "Arab Islamic autonomy" in the Negev and Galilee, which would then annex to a Palestinian state they would form in the West Bank. His statement joins a series of strong messages from the Prime Minister's circle and the Likud leadership directed at their Haredi partners.

This comes after a senior Likud official protested reports of contacts between the Haredi parties and Eisenkot's bloc. The official warned that if United Torah Judaism and Shas do not define themselves as an inseparable part of the right-wing bloc, Netanyahu might abandon them in favor of a broad Zionist unity government.

Netanyahu's statement aims to increase public and political pressure on the Haredi factions, highlighting the ideological cost of any attempt to reach understandings with the opposition bloc and Arab factions.