Yaakov Bardugo enters the Knesset and sets goals: "Most of all I would like to be Finance Minister"

New Knesset member Yaakov Bardugo, in an interview with i24NEWS, discusses the transition from media to politics, which involves a drop in income, and his ambition to become Finance Minister. Bardugo also addressed criticism of his salary and his encounter with Miki Zohar.

New Knesset member Yaakov Bardugo, sworn in at the opening of the 26th Knesset, gave a special interview to i24NEWS about his move from media to politics. Bardugo said the position he would most like to receive is Finance Minister, which he defined as 'the most central'. He admitted that entering the Knesset involves a significant drop in income, since as a private individual he earned 'many times more' than a Knesset member's salary. In response to journalist Michal Pa'ilan's criticism of his salary being funded by tax money, Bardugo replied that she 'will not earn them in her entire life' relative to the taxes he paid. During a tour of the Knesset, he encountered Minister Miki Zohar, whom he had previously attacked, and Zohar mentioned that they had made peace. Bardugo concluded that 'if something is published in the media – know that it does not exist', emphasizing that the right thing is what is hidden from view.