The party that handed out jobs live on air accuses Arabs of election bribery

The article sharply attacks Minister Yoav Kisch, who accused Arab citizens of taking election bribes with Qatari money, while he himself was recorded in a video cutting a corrupt deal with Rabbi Avargel in exchange for jobs and budgets. The article quotes the Shin Bet statement that the investigation is focused and should not cast aspersions on an entire sector, and analyzes the political deadlock after the elections.

The article sharply attacks Education Minister Yoav Kisch, who was chosen, according to the article, as the face of the 'Ra'am-gate spin' by Netanyahu and Likud. Kisch went on air and accused Arab citizens of receiving bribes of hundreds of thousands of shekels from Qatari money to vote. In contrast, the article reveals a video showing Kisch striking a deal with Rabbi Yosef Chaim Avargel, head of the Achi party, whereby he would withdraw from the race in exchange for jobs and budgets, including the appointment of a deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Kisch even brought Netanyahu into the call, who approved the deal. The article claims this is outright political bribery, and accuses Netanyahu and Kisch of incitement against the Arab public for political purposes. It quotes the Shin Bet statement that the investigation is focused and should not cast aspersions on an entire sector, and notes the political deadlock after the elections, with 53 seats for the right-wing bloc and 48 for the change bloc, and Gadi Eisenkot's commitment to resign if a unity government is formed.