"Netanyahu is not completely innocent": Ben-Gvir's surprising answer to Time

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gave an interview to Time magazine, presenting his political ambitions: the defense portfolio, conquering Gaza, and promoting Palestinian emigration. On Netanyahu, he said: 'What screwed him on October 7 was our intelligence.'

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gave an extensive interview to the American magazine Time, ahead of the elections next week. In the interview, he presents his political ambitions: the defense portfolio, full conquest of the Gaza Strip, promoting voluntary emigration of Palestinians, annexing Judea and Samaria, and disarming the Palestinian Authority. Ben-Gvir draws encouragement from a Channel 12 poll showing nearly three-quarters of Jewish voters for the first time define themselves as right-wing. On Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he said: 'What screwed him on October 7 was our intelligence. Netanyahu is not completely innocent, but there are many people who are much more guilty than him.' He rules out forming a unity government and dismisses concerns about international isolation. The article notes that Gadi Eisenkot's party, Yashar, holds a slight lead in polls over the ruling party.