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Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Lapid: If you vote for Netanyahu, you’ll get Ben Gvir as minister
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleOpposition leader Yair Lapid responds to the merger of two far-right parties, predicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will appoint far-rightist Itamar Ben Gvir as a minister if elected.
“Whoever wants Ben Gvir to become a minister in the government should vote for Netanyahu. Whoever wants a sane government, Yesh Atid,” tweets Lapid.
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, a former partner to Bezalel Smotrich whose party merged with Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit, congratulates them on the alliance in an interview with Channel 13.
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