Documentation of the deal between Netanyahu and a rabbi suspected of sex crimes - and the request of the Likud's "emissary": "Don't film now"
New documentation reveals the deal conversation between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Education Minister Yoav Kisch, and members of the Achi party of Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Abergel, who is suspected of sex crimes. Kisch mediates the conversation with Netanyahu and asks 'don't film now', detailing the agreement that includes appointing a deputy minister on behalf of the rabbi in exchange for the party withdrawing from the race. Netanyahu confirms: 'Completely acceptable'.
New documentation reveals the deal conversation between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Education Minister Yoav Kisch, and members of the Achi party of Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Abergel, who is suspected of sex crimes. Kisch mediates the conversation with Netanyahu and asks 'don't film now', detailing the agreement that includes appointing a deputy minister on behalf of the rabbi in exchange for the party withdrawing from the race. Netanyahu confirms: 'Completely acceptable'. The video was exposed on Channel 13 News. As part of the withdrawal, support for Achi will transfer to Likud, and it was agreed to advance legislation to appoint a deputy minister who is not a Knesset member. The article notes that Rabbi Abergel is suspected of serious sex crimes, and that in June 2025 testimonies against him were published on ynet.