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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Defense Minister Katz Criticizes Inclusion of Arab Parties in Government

Defense Minister Israel Katz criticized the "change bloc" for seeking to include Islamist and nationalist Arab parties in the government, drawing a parallel to Egypt's outlawing of the Muslim Brotherhood.

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  1. 01Defense Minister Israel Katz criticized the "change bloc" for working to include Islamist and nationalist Arab parties.
  2. 02Katz stated that Egypt has completed the process of outlawing the Muslim Brotherhood.
  3. 03He urged a broad national consensus against cooperating with parties tied to Israel's enemies.
  4. 04The Democrats had previously warned Katz about the political use of the Defense Ministry spokesperson.
  5. 05The Democrats consider Katz's actions a violation of the law.

Katz expressed his views via the Defense Ministry spokesperson's WhatsApp group, urging a national consensus against cooperating with parties he believes are hostile to Israel. This comes after the Democrats sent Katz a warning letter about his alleged misuse of the spokesperson for political purposes.

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