From Netanyahu's offer to threats in the Winter house: Yosef Haddad opens up about everything

Yosef Haddad, the second-place candidate on the 'Amcha Yisrael' list, gives an interview to Channel 14 and discusses the offers he received from Netanyahu and most of the political spectrum, the criticism from the right, the potential among Arab society, and his plans as a future hasbara minister. Haddad claims that Mansour Abbas has failed, and that there are 5–8 'wasted' mandates in Arab society that no one has approached.

Yosef Haddad, a hasbara activist turned politician running in second place on the 'Amcha Yisrael' list headed by Ofer Winter, gives an interview to Channel 14 and outlines his political situation. Haddad reveals that he received offers 'from almost the entire political spectrum,' including attempts from the circle of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure a spot in Likud, but chose to join 'Amcha Yisrael' out of a desire to bring 'a new spirit.' He addresses criticism from the right, including publications about statements by senior Religious Zionism figures against non-Jewish candidates, and responds: 'There are those who say such things out of racism that is ignorance.' Haddad claims that based on internal research, his approval rating in Arab society stands at 15–18 percent, and that there are 5–8 'wasted' mandates in the Arab public waiting for a party that will reach out to them. He attacks Mansour Abbas, whom he defines as 'a resounding failure' due to his refusal to define Hamas as a terrorist organization. In the interview, he also describes his plan as a future hasbara minister: immediate response in hasbara events, convening press conferences in three languages, and in the case of a film 'N