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Monday, October 19, 2020
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Monday, October 19, 2020
Netanyahu brushes off polls, attacks Bennett
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses opinion polls showing his Likud party falling, while right-wing rival Naftali Bennett’s Yamina soars.
“I’m not worried about the polls. I am never successful in polls, only in elections,” says Netanyahu.
He also attacks Bennett, who is in the opposition, for voting in favor of a no-confidence vote last week.
Naftali Bennett speaking at the Knesset on October 15, 2020. (Gideon Sharon/Knesset)
“Let him decide if he’s right wing or not right wing. I think it astounded many people, it astounded me,” says Netanyahu. “I can understand voting in favor of dispersing the Knesset, but voting for Yair Lapid as prime minister?”
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