Against the background of the political tangle: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett Tonight (Monday) he conducted a round of interviews in the news editions, and addressed the future of the current government, as well as the wave of terrorism and violence in Arab society.
In the interviews, Bennett referred to the wave of terrorism, claiming: “I suggest taking a breath, we have been fighting Arab terrorism for over 100 years. This time too we will overcome, we always overcome. They are trying not only to kill, but also to break our spirit in this country. They will not succeed. “We need to unite first.”
“What characterizes the specific wave is that they are individual terrorists. So in terms of intelligence it is much harder to know in advance, so we are doing a lot of different operations this time. Also a lot of initiated operations, like in Jenin. Also broader operations,” he explained.
When asked about the possibility of a broader operation he replied that “Every place in our country, in Judea and Samaria or in the whole country must have governance. The key to the war on terror is to get to its roots. we will win. This is not the first time that there has been a wave of terrorism in Israel. We will be very determined. ”
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On the crisis in the coalition, he explained: “The alternative between a good and functioning government that takes care of economic growth and the reduction of unemployment and the war on terror, is to go back to anger, to election spin. We could easily reach four more elections, that’s what’s at stake. That this government stabilizes and continues to act for the benefit of the citizens of Israel“.
The Prime Minister also referred to the retirement of his girlfriend from her party, Edith Silman, and said: “I realized that Bibi and Smutrich had stung Silman and made her feel safe there. I am a strong person, in moments of crisis I am not one of those who look back, I catch myself and move on to what to do – stabilize the faction. They built on stinging someone else, while promising to idle. “
“By the way, who does not know – these promises of Bibi do not come true, Silman will not get what Bibi promised. I talked to the whole faction, I brought him to Tel Aviv to the room, I talked to the party leaders and here, we stabilized the situation. The government continues forward because the alternative is to return Of more campaigns, “he continued.
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a right-wing demonstration (Photo: Mark Israel Salem)According to him, a government without a majority is not a desirable situation, “Silman’s move is no small injury. Is it possible to function like this? Yes. Just function. The government continues to act. Understands what it went through. The answer to blackmail is not to run into the arms of the person who killed you. The door is open for her, it is clear to me that in her heart she strongly believes in the connection. “
On the possibility of the joint list entering the government, he noted: “I will say the most unequivocally: The common is not in the government and will not be in it. No need to fall for every spin of the opponents. The alliance of meteorologists and extremists today is Odeh-Likud-Smutrich. “
When asked what his party members were told in the conversations, in the background of the fear of further defection: “I do not need to retain customers. If there is something that needs fixing, I really surrendered to the frequent problems of the State of Israel.
“The right is not bibism. Bibism is screaming at leftists and actually surrendering to the enemy. “The right is a strong position, but a unity among the people,” Bennett attacked, referring to criticism of his conduct.
During the interviews, the Prime Minister also referred to a video of the Knesset member Ayman Odeh Which provoked a storm, in which he called on Israeli Arabs serving in the security forces to rebel and “throw the weapon in the face.” “What he said was a heinous act. He is basically telling the police and soldiers to ‘betray the country and rebel’, Odeh’s way is a way of factions, a way of rebellion in the country. “I do not rule out those who want to be part of Arab society,” Bennett said.
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Later, Bennett was asked about the expenses of renovating his home in Raanana, and replied that “they do not spend a penny on the house, only on security. To say renovation in Raanana is a lie. My house is fine, I’m fine in life, all the money is for security. to do”.
“I do not deal with security on me, but with the war on crime, strengthening education, Corona, etc. Whoever makes the spins tries to portray me as someone else, I am not someone else, I am me. I do not need a shekel from the state,” he attacked.
On the mediation between Russia and Ukraine he said: “When they call me I come and help, I did not initiate the mediation. I had a good relationship with both sides and even now sometimes people call for question here and there, the war is very bad and very unnecessary.”