"Netanyahu is not entirely free of blame": Ben Gvir's surprising answer to Time

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir gave an interview to Time magazine in which he presents 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 to be held next week. In the interview, he presents his political ambitions: the defense portfolio, full conquest of the Gaza Strip, promoting voluntary emigration of Palestinians, annexation of Judea and Samaria, and disarming the Palestinian Authority. Ben Gvir draws encouragement from a Channel 12 poll according to which 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 entirely free of blame, 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 with contempt. The article notes that Gadi Eisenkot's party, Yashar, has a slight advantage in the polls over the ruling party.