Benny Gantz, head of the Israel Resilience Party, will assail Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as corrupt in his first political speech tomorrow evening, and will say he will not join his government if an indictment is filed, Channel 12 reports.
Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz speaks to reporters outside the Peres Center for Peace in Jaffa, September 28, 2016. (Miriam Alster/ Flash90)
“I will not sit in a government headed by someone with an indictment filed against them,” Gantz is set to say in his long-awaited prime time speech at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. “I will not sit in a government with a prime minister [with an indictment against him] after a hearing. I won’t rule out sitting in one before a hearing [is concluded].”
He will reportedly continue: “Israel is not a monarchy and there is no king or queen. The Netanyahu family is not a royal family, and Netanyahu is not a king. This is a bad and corrupt government that is ruling the people.”
Gantz, who has emerged as the biggest challenger to Netanyahu, will also vow to limit the number of the prime minister’s terms in office, the report adds.
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