Drama at the Altalena declaration: Netanyahu delivered a separate statement, and Ben Gvir stung; "Don't want to be photographed with you"

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Minister Ben Gvir delivered separate statements at the event marking the location of the Altalena ship, amid a credit battle. Netanyahu avoided contact and a joint photo with Ben Gvir, who responded through his associates that the conduct recalls past boycotts.

This evening (Monday), a press conference was held at the Etzel Museum to mark the location of the Altalena ship, which was sunk off the coast of Israel during the War of Independence. Amid a credit battle, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu avoided contact and a joint photo with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, and insisted on delivering his statement separately. Associates of Ben Gvir said that Netanyahu's conduct indicates his intention to go with Eisenkot, and that Ben Gvir had been a good partner for four years. In his speech, Netanyahu called for unity and said that a broad national government should be formed. Ben Gvir, in his speech, described the Altalena as a symbol of the national camp that was persecuted, and closed a personal circle as his mother was an Etzel fighter. The event revealed tensions within the coalition over the division of credit for the operation to locate the ship.

Drama at the Altalena declaration: Netanyahu delivered a separate statement, and Ben Gvir stung; "Don't want to be photographed with you"