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Monday, February 7, 2022
Bennett gestures Netanyahu ‘crazy’ during Knesset speech
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is being criticized for making a “cuckoo” gesture with his hands during a speech by rival Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sitting in the Knesset, Bennett first appears to try and pick his nose through his mask, then puts his hands out in a dismissive “feh” gesture, before raising a finger to his head in a circular motion to denote “crazy” as Netanyahu speaks against Bennett’s policies.
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— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) February 7, 2022
“What are kids supposed to think when they see Bennett gesturing ‘crazy’ at Netanyahu,” Religious Zionism MK Michal Waldiger exclaims. “That it’s legitimate? That you can gesture that someone is crazy like that in front of everyone?”
On Twitter, Netanyahu’s son Yair writes: “Hahahaha, are you sure you want to get into this Bennett?”
The Times of Israel Community.