After being ignored for a long time, about two days ago, Likud started the campaign for Shaked’s head. “Ayelet is not passing,” shouted the ad in red-black colors. In an interview with Israel Today, the Minister of the Interior and the senior partner in the government of change claims that despite the campaigns, she does not intend to retire and even marks a goal: “I will demand as a condition for entering the government the justice file.”
The difficult decision to back Bennett and the partnership with Ra’am
“I apologized to my constituents for what they felt and for the fact that I had to break some of my promises. You also have to understand the situation I was in. I will not establish a government that relies on anti-Zionist parties, this is very little wisdom to say in retrospect, I can say what I learned a lesson And what do I do next?
Shaked, Brodney and Moshe at the launch of the Jewish Home Photo: Barney Ardov-Banowitz Communications
When asked if she would do the same actions again, Shaked replied: “I want to go back to that point in time for a moment. I am doing everything I can to form a right-wing government. After Smotrich refused to form a 59 government based on RAM and there were no defectors, I understood that it was either that or another election that would eventually result in a left-wing government with the Arabs. That’s why I made a difficult decision to back Bennett.”
In establishing the government of change, she crossed a red line, when she decided to join the partnership with Ra’am. She explains: “Abbas is not a supporter of terrorism, he condemned with his voice in the strongest way there are terrorist attacks. Netanyahu held negotiations with Abbas. Mansour told me that Sara and Bibi hosted him very nicely. He told me: ‘I know Balfour closely, I’m quite shocked that you weren’t there, I can give you a tour there.'”
I am not jealous of Silman and Netanyahu owes her a thank you: “I am the only one who prevented the law of the accused in the last government”
The right wing party the day after turned into a corpse. Bennett retired, Kahane found a new home, so did Amichai Shikli and Idit Silman who joined the Likud, and Abir Kara who founded a party. “I am not jealous of the Likud soldiers. I stand behind my choices, ready to bear the results and work hard to restore the public’s trust. In practice, in my actions I have not moved a millimeter from my values.”
Netanyahu with the armored personnel carriers
Regarding the Netanyahu issue, it sounds more practical: “Netanyahu needs to vacate his seat because he failed to form a government four times in a row. It’s time to vacate his seat for the right-wing camp, that’s my personal opinion. But on the other hand, I’m a practical person and I think boycotts are wrong , I understand that over a million people vote for Netanyahu. Without me, Netanyahu would be history today, I am the only one who prevented the law of the accused in the last government.”
(Shaked at Olpan Kipa, the day before yesterday)