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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
National Unity slams lawmakers for attending PM’s trial instead of serving public
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Benny Gantz’s National Unity party slams members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s cabinet for attending his corruption trial rather than attending to the needs of displaced citizens who are now returning to their homes in the north.
“Instead of showing up this morning to take care of the residents of the north… government ministers showed up today to take care of their place in the primaries. For God’s sake, go do your jobs,” the party tweets.
Ministers who showed up at the trial include National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi and Transportation Minister Miri Regev, as well as Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and other lawmakers.
