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Sunday, September 20, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Ministers trade barbs over gas deal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe weekly government cabinet meeting sees some fireworks as Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz trades barbs with Economy Minister Aryeh Deri over a deal with a multinational partnership to exploit Israel’s gas resources.
Steinitz accuses Deri of holding up the deal by refusing to sign on the deal outline, instead asking the Knesset to okay transferring the power to the whole cabinet.
“The gas is stuck in the ground and every day that passes is a terrible loss. Why don’t you sign?” Steinitz asks Deri.
Deri later shoots back at Steinitz, accusing him of having a big mouth.
“You confuse your brain and leak to every radio station possible,” he says.
“Hold your fire,” responds Netanyahu, in a bid to calm the quibble.
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