Israeli Lawmaker Accuses Netanyahu of Double Dealing Over Arab Party Support
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Israeli lawmaker Ahmad Tibi accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of hypocrisy, claiming Netanyahu's associates sought Arab party support while Netanyahu publicly criticized them. Tibi presented text messages allegedly from Netanyahu's associate Natan Eshel as evidence. The Likud party denied the accusations, calling them a "total lie," while Eshel admitted contact but denied acting for Netanyahu.
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- MK Ahmad Tibi accused PM Netanyahu of seeking Arab party support secretly while publicly denouncing them.
- Tibi presented text messages allegedly from Netanyahu associate Natan Eshel as proof of secret outreach.
- The messages were reportedly exchanged around the October 27 legislative elections.
- Netanyahu publicly accused Arab parties of election interference on November 10.
- The Likud party denied Tibi's claims, calling them a "total lie."
- Natan Eshel confirmed contact with Arab officials but denied acting for Netanyahu.
Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of hypocrisy, alleging that Netanyahu's associates secretly sought support from Arab lawmakers while publicly denouncing their parties. Tibi presented text messages on his phone, purportedly from Natan Eshel, a longtime associate of Netanyahu, during a Channel 12 interview on Friday. Tibi claims these messages were exchanged before, during, and after the legislative elections held on October 27. He stated he decided to reveal these exchanges after Netanyahu's November 10 speech in the Knesset, where the Prime Minister accused Arab parties of helping to "steal" the elections and warned against a government reliant on their support.
Tibi directly addressed Netanyahu, calling him a "hypocrite" and stating, "You sent me your personal advisor a week before the elections, the day after, then after the publication of the results." Tibi also alleged that a minister from the outgoing government contacted him this week, urging him not to support a government led by Gadi Eisenkot and to push for new elections. According to Tibi, this minister assured him that an Eisenkot-led bloc would not include Arab parties in its coalition and that new elections would be preferable.
The Likud party has vehemently denied Tibi's accusations, labeling them a "total lie" and stating they do not cooperate with Arab parties, whom they accuse of disrespecting the national anthem and IDF soldiers. Natan Eshel acknowledged communicating with Arab political figures but denied relaying messages on behalf of the Prime Minister. Reports suggest Eshel was inquiring whether the Ra'am party would support an Eisenkot government, even without joining it.
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