Netanyahu: "Ra'am will demand the Interior Ministry and naturalize hundreds of thousands of Palestinians"
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned in an interview with Channel 14 against a government supported by Ra'am, claiming the party would demand the Interior Ministry and naturalize hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Netanyahu denied allegations of previous coalition negotiations with Mansour Abbas.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned this evening (Monday) in an interview with Yehuda Shlezinger on the program "Sheva" on Channel 14 against the possibility that after the elections a government relying on the support of Ra'am would be established. Netanyahu claimed that the party would demand to receive the Interior Ministry and the chairmanship of the Knesset Interior Committee, and warned that through these positions it would be possible to promote the naturalization of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians as part of family reunification. He later dismissed claims that he had previously conducted coalition negotiations with Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas, clarifying that the talks dealt only with support for direct elections for prime minister. The article quotes only Netanyahu and does not include a response from Ra'am.