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Ben Gabir threatened a MK from his party: “He will fly away”
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06.02.23 | 21:10
The chairman of Otzma Yehudit Itamar Ben Gabir did not like the criticism of his party member Almog Cohen, following the decision not to evict Khan Ahmar, and threatened that “he will fly away”
News 12’s political commentator Amit Segal revealed this evening a correspondence in the WhatsApp group of Itamar Ben Gabir with his advisers, in which he threatened that Knesset member from his party Almog Cohen would “fly away” if he did not correct the tweet he published against the government’s policy following the decision not to evict Khan El Ahmar .
As I recall, Cohen tweeted that “the weakness in Khan al-Ahmar is also reflected in Gaza. If there is no overwhelming response, I will take drastic measures. I am obligated first of all to the residents of the south.”
In response to Cohen’s words, the party’s strategist Nebo Cohen wrote in the party’s group to “immediately delete” Almog Cohen’s tweet. The one who answered him was Ben Gabir’s advisor, Hanmal Dorfman, who wrote: “He will not be deleted. He is busy building power at our expense.”
At this point, Ben Gabir himself wrote that he would fly away if he did not delete the tweet.
As mentioned, Otzma Yehudit expressed criticism of Itamar Ben Gabir, this after the shooting from the Gaza Strip towards Sderot and surrounding settlements. In his words, MK Almog Cohen referred to the closeness between the shooting and the state’s decision to request another postponement of Khan Al-Ahmar’s evacuation.
“The enemy smells weakness in Khan al-Ahmar and attacks Gaza in response,” Cohen said. “If there is no overwhelming and powerful response, I will take drastic measures. My loyalty is first and foremost to the residents of the Negev and the South. Law that surrounds law in Tel Aviv.”