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Ben Gvir’s office says he’s slated to meet with government officials while in the US
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Responding to Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar’s affidavit claiming that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded his personal loyalty, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir insists that the senior security official be ousted “as quickly as possible.”
In a video message recorded in the United States Ben, Gvir says that in his meetings with Americans, “the issue of the Deep State comes up again and again.”
“The Americans would not leave [in place] for a single moment an FBI chief who would act against… the policy of the elected government,” Ben Gvir declares.
“We must oust Ronen Bar as quickly as possible!”
His spokesperson says Ben Gvir is expected to meet with representatives of Jewish communities, public figures, and American government officials.
The names of the government officials have not been not disclosed.
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