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Bennett Disrupts Netanyahu's Knesset Address, Demanding Investigations
During the swearing-in ceremony for the 26th Knesset on Tuesday, Naftali Bennett, chairman of the Together party, repeatedly interrupted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech with loud interjections from his seat. The disruptions began after Netanyahu criticized the opposition and accused them of seeking to form a government with terror supporters, while calling for a probe into foreign election interference.
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What happened
- 01Naftali Bennett repeatedly interrupted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech during the 26th Knesset's swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday.
- 02Bennett demanded an investigation into the events of October 7 and questioned Netanyahu about advisors allegedly paid by Qatar during wartime.
- 03Netanyahu ignored the disruptions and used his address to call for a national unity government to counter threats from Iran.
- 04National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir defended Netanyahu, calling Bennett a fool, insolent, and a worthless person.
- 05Ben-Gvir criticized Bennett's past political alliances, questioning his cooperation with Ra'am, the Joint List, and Mansour Abbas.
- 06The verbal confrontation caused a commotion in the Knesset plenum for several minutes before Netanyahu could resume his speech.
Bennett shouted at Netanyahu to go home and accused him of lying, demanding an investigation into the events of October 7. He also questioned Netanyahu about advisors allegedly paid by Qatar during wartime and asked why Qatar had not been declared an enemy state. Netanyahu visibly ignored the disruptions and continued his address, which included a call for a national unity government to counter Iranian threats and an appeal to ultra-Orthodox parties to join his alliance.
Bennett's interruptions provoked a strong reaction from right-wing Knesset members and led to a verbal confrontation in the plenum that lasted several minutes. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir defended the Prime Minister, calling Bennett a fool, insolent, and a worthless person. Ben-Gvir also criticized Bennett's past political cooperation with Ra'am and the Joint List, asking if he planned to conduct the October 7 investigation with Mansour Abbas. Other Knesset members joined the confrontation with mutual shouts of "Shame on you" and "Sit down quietly" before tensions subsided.
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