Ben-Gvir: 'Netanyahu is welcome to fire me'
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir responded to Likud's reply to his criticism of the government's retaliation to rocket attacks.
Ben-Gvir stated: "I took cellphones away from terrorists in prison, and Netanyahu gave them back. This is not a fully right-wing government. Prime Minister, if you don't want Otzma Yehudit in the government, you're welcome to fire us. If you don't want a fully right-wing government, you are invited to send us home."
According to him, "We will not attend Knesset votes until Netanyahu realizes that the goal of this government is a full-on right-wing government and that we are an integral part of the discussions and part of the implementation of the Israeli government's security policy."
Earlier in the day, the Likud criticized Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir's decision to boycott today's Knesset voting, writing in a statement: "The Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, the IDF, and Israel's security forces are the ones managing the sensitive and complex security events that the State of Israel is dealing with. It is the Prime Minister who decides the relevant parties in the discussions. If this is not acceptable to Minister Ben-Gvir, he does not have to remain in the government." […]
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1 comment:
Those 'leaders' who threaten the ones who put those in power such as Bibi, heads of the IDF Security forces, etc., should be the ones to be fired and not Ben Gvir and the right wingers who represent the majority of voters in Israel!
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