"You were employees of Mansour Abbas": The clash between Shas MK and Forer

A political confrontation on the "Yoman Tsohorayim" program between MK Michael Malchieli (Shas) and MK Oded Forer (Yisrael Beiteinu) over the issues of conscription and the composition of the next government. Malchieli accused Yisrael Beiteinu of bringing Mansour Abbas and the left-wing parties back to center stage. Forer responded that he would not sit with Abbas, Tibi, Shas, or United Torah Judaism, and defined a partner as "someone who will take a rifle and join me in battle."

A sharp political confrontation took place today on the "Yoman Tsohorayim" program on Channel 14 between MK Michael Malchieli from Shas and MK Oded Forer from Yisrael Beiteinu. Malchieli accused Yisrael Beiteinu of bringing Mansour Abbas and the left-wing parties back to the political center stage, and called on Forer to clarify with whom his party intends to form a government after the elections. Forer, for his part, argued that the conscription issue should be at the heart of the election campaign, and warned of unbearable erosion among reserve soldiers. He divided the political system into "the alliance of those who serve versus the alliance of those who evade," and attacked the Haredi leadership for fleeing from battle during wartime. Later, Forer clarified that he would not sit in a government with Abbas, Tibi, Shas, or United Torah Judaism, and defined political partnership based on bearing the security burden: "Whoever takes a rifle and joins me in battle is my partner." Malchieli responded with a pointed question: with whom does Yisrael Beiteinu intend to form a government, if it disqualifies Ben Gvir, Likud with Netanyahu, and Yair Golan?

"You were employees of Mansour Abbas": The clash between Shas MK and Forer