Aviv Bushinsky criticizes Netanyahu's Knesset speech as 'strange and bizarre'

Former Netanyahu advisor Aviv Bushinsky criticized the prime minister's Knesset speech, calling it 'strange and bizarre' and suggesting Netanyahu aimed to disrupt rather than promote unity.

Aviv Bushinsky, a former adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sharply criticized Netanyahu's speech in the Knesset on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, calling it a 'strange and bizarre event'. In an interview with 103FM, Bushinsky said two Nordic ambassadors who attended the ceremony called him and asked 'What happened there? What was that?'. According to him, while in 2019 Netanyahu gave a short speech on unity, this time he spoke at length, lectured the audience and complained about election theft, creating a sense of discomfort. Bushinsky suggested that Netanyahu tried to 'blow up the game' before it even started, and presented an alternative speech he could have given. He did not rule out the possibility of a unity government in the future, but noted that no one would do it out of love but out of necessity.