Special interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Direct

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed on Channel 14 and clarified that he never intended to form a broad unity government, but rather a broad right-wing government. He attacked the small right-wing parties, warned against losing votes, and presented the Iranian threat as the central issue in the elections.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed this evening (Saturday night) by Dana Varon on Channel 14 and clarified that he never intended to form a broad unity government, but rather a broad right-wing government. Netanyahu harshly attacked the small right-wing parties, especially those of Ofer Winter and Yaron Zelicha, and warned that they would burn right-wing votes. He claimed that Zelicha is a 'Meretz man' representing monopolies, and that Winter might join Gadi Eisenkot and the left-wing camp. Netanyahu presented his economic achievements, including 1.5% inflation and 5% growth, and warned against a left-wing government that would lead to a Palestinian state, persecution of religious and right-wing individuals, and the closure of Channel 14. He defined the Iranian threat as the central issue in the elections, claimed that Israel has completed 90% of the work against Iran and its proxies, and attacked Eisenkot over his alleged positions on the nuclear issue. Netanyahu concluded that the choice is between 'right or Palestine, right or nuclear, Bibi or Tibi'.