The chairman of the state camp, Benny Gantz, last night (Thursday) condemned the conduct of his members of the opposition during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech. Gantz said.
Avi Maoz and Itamar Ben Gabir are sworn to a government that appears to be the most extreme and discriminatory, but it was important to him to condemn the interference with Netanyahu. ????????♀️ https://t.co/I4x6wsKXHU
— Karine Elharrar ???? Karine Elharrar (@KELharrar) December 29, 2022
In response to his words, Mish Atid Knesset member Karin Elharer attacked and said that “Avi Maoz and Itamar Ben Gabir are sworn to a government that appears to be the most extreme and discriminatory, but it was important for him to condemn the interference with Netanyahu.”
Kirin Elharer Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
The state camp: “We will not accept moral preaching from you”
In response to Elharer’s words, the state camp attacked and accused her party of being responsible for the loss in the elections. “Perhaps you forgot, we didn’t. Because of you and because of Lapid, there is Ben Gvir. Whoever you are aiming at is intentional at worst, or an omission at best – they crushed Meretz below the blocking percentage, acted against the bloc parties irresponsibly and arrogantly, and sat in a restaurant on the night of the closing of the lists instead of worrying about the bloc – These are people from your party. We will not accept moral preaching from you,” they said in the state camp.
Maybe you forgot, we didn’t.
Because of you and because of Lapid there is a great man.Those who intend are intentional at worst, or by omission at best – crushed Meretz below the blocking percentage, acted against the Bloc parties irresponsibly and arrogantly, and sat in a restaurant on the night of closing the lists instead of taking care of the Bloc – these are people from your party. We will not accept moral preaching from you.
— The State Camp (@Kachollavan19) December 29, 2022
“A democratic regime is tested first of all by the willingness of the losing side to accept the decision of the majority”
As I recall, during his speech at the inauguration of the government. Netanyahu addressed the members of the future opposition. “There is broad agreement among us on most of the challenges that lie before us, although by definition not on all of them. I hear the opposition’s constant laments about the ‘end of the state’, ‘the end of democracy’, members of the opposition, losing the elections is not the end of democracy – this is the essence of democracy. “A democratic regime is tested first of all by the willingness of the losing side to accept the decision of the majority. In an orderly democracy, the rules of the game are respected,” Netanyahu said. During his words, members of the opposition interrupted and shouted at him: “weak”.
Shouts of “weak” in the plenum against Netanyahu pic.twitter.com/Pqug4MxroU
— Amiel Yerachi (@amiel_y) December 29, 2022
He also added that “we saw it just now in a different context, in the World Cup games: the French fans were as disappointed as you, but they accepted the result. They even applauded the Argentine team. I know you won’t applaud, but I do expect you to respect the voter’s decision and to stop rebelling against the elected government,” Netanyahu said.