Bennett: Jabotinsky, Begin, Shamir ‘are rolling in their graves’ over what Likud has become

Addressing supporters at a rally in Tel Aviv, former prime minister Naftali Bennett declares that Haredi threats to dissolve the Knesset prove that “the alliance of draft-dodgers is crashing” and accuses premier Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party of acting as an agent of the ultra-Orthodox Shas and United Torah Judaism factions.

“An alliance based on harming IDF soldiers is destined to collapse, that is what you are seeing right now,” he states, arguing that “dissolving the Knesset early will be the only good thing this government has done for the people of Israel” because it “weakened the IDF and failed to wake up after October 7.”

“Netanyahu and his troupe are launching a swarm of ‘poison machine’ UAVs against anyone who expresses an opinion that does not serve his survival,” Bennett says, calling such behavior “exactly how we got October 7” and a “recipe for another disaster.”

“Just as there was a historic upheaval after the failure of ’73, we will bring a historic upheaval after the failure of ’23. A revolution of hope,” he promises, referring to the political fallout of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

“Do you know why so many good Likudniks are flocking to us now? Because the party that was once their home has become an empty shell without a soul. The name ‘Likud’ remains, but the values have vanished,” Bennett continues — asserting that “Jabotinsky, Begin, and Shamir are rolling in their graves seeing the cocktail of Kahanists, draft-dodgers, and the corrupt who have taken over their party.”

“Likud voters are fed up with it and are finding a home with us. That is why Netanyahu is in hysterics. He is hysterical over the hope that was born here. And his hysteria is justified! Because this hope will replace the government in Israel.”