"What garbage": Bennett and Yair Netanyahu engaged in a public spat

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, in an interview with the program "Meeting" on Kan 11, called Yair Netanyahu, the son of the current prime minister, a "despicable person," accusing him of running a "poison machine." Yair Netanyahu responded on social media platform X, calling Bennett's outburst "garbage" and pointing out the inappropriateness of the attack shortly after the revelation of an Iranian threat to his life.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gave an interview to the program "Meeting" on Kan 11, aired on Saturday, October 10. During the interview, Bennett sharply criticized Yair Netanyahu, the son of current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his associates. Bennett accused them of running a "poison machine," which, he said, spreads slanderous messages targeting political figures and families of the fallen. He also recounted a personal case where rumors were spread about his mother's origins. Bennett called Yair Netanyahu a "despicable person" at the head of this "terrible poison machine that is destroying Israel." He claimed that this machine turned Benny Gantz into a "semi-Iranian agent" and stops at nothing. The program host suggested that Yair Netanyahu might respond on social media, to which Bennett replied, "Good, it's all true." After the broadcast, Yair Netanyahu wrote on his X account, calling Bennett's outburst "garbage" and pointing out the inappropriateness of attacking the son of a political opponent two weeks after it became known about an Iranian attempt to kill him, and on a channel funded by taxpayers.