Liberman slams Netanyahu’s response to coronavirus: He’s leading Israel to ‘total collapse’

Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman assails Prime Minister Netanyahu over his response to the coronavirus outbreak, accusing him of leading Israel to “total collapse.”

Noting complaints over a lack of protective gear for medical workers and ability to carry out a large number of tests for the virus, Liberman also labels as a “failure” the budget deficit and the struggles of the Israeli Employment Service to handle a large number of applications, with unemployment expected to rise.

“Who’s responsible for all this? Who was prime minister for the last decade?” Liberman writes on Facebook. “One man whose name is Benjamin Netanyahu, who at the the moment instead of leading a brave move of unity and getting out of the crisis, is leading us toward collapse.”

He adds: “All of us must internalize, Netanyahu’s public relations campaign won’t eradicate the coronavirus and won’t solve the economic crisis.”

Liberman was a former ally of Netanyahu but fell out with the premier after the first of three elections this past year, helping trigger the current political deadlock. This week he recommended that Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz form the next government.