Ben Gvir helicopters off to Sharon area to counter Gantz boost

By Jacob Magid

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1 November 2022, 4:00 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Religious Zionism MK Itamar Ben Gvir takes a helicopter as he campaigns on election day, November 21, 2022 (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)

BEERSHEBA — Claiming that Benny Gantz’s National Unity party has been enjoying a boost in the central Sharon region, Religious Zionism MK Itamar Ben Gvir takes off to the central area via helicopter from a private airport near Beersheba.

A spokesman for the party acknowledges that Ben Gvir was already scheduled to head to the area, though the idea to travel by helicopter was new.

“It’s either a government with Gantz or a government with Ben Gvir,” the far-right lawmaker declares before taking off.

Ben Gvir has warned that Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu will once again agree to form a government with the more centrist Gantz if Religious Zionism doesn’t win enough seats.