Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely and former foreign minister Tzipi Livni trade barbs during a live broadcast on Channel 2 news.
The two blamed each other’s political ideologies and government’s actions for the current wave of violence that has claimed the lives of at least 25 Israelis since October.
Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely and former foreign minister Tzipi Livni during a live broadcast on Channel 2 news. (Screenshot)
“We gained absolutely nothing from your failed attempts to negotiate with the Palestinian Authority,” Hotovely tells Livni. “The wave of violence we are seeing now is a consequence of you bolstering Abu Mazen.”
“Stop hiding behind what we did and blaming us for your lack of control,” Livni responds.
“This government has damaged our relations with the US and is failing to protect the citizens of Israel,” she adds.
When Hotovely tries to interrupt the former foreign minister, Livni snaps, “Let me answer. You will let me answer.”
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