Netanyahu's Extremist Cabinet Ministers Clash

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister of internal security in Netanyahu's cabinet, clashed.

News ID: 85468

Date: 17 December 2024 - 09:32

TEHRAN (Defapress) - According to Sama News, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attacked Israel's Internal Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, saying: "Ben-Gvir stands with the Arab and opposition members of the Knesset."

Smotrich accused Ben-Gvir of irresponsibility, adding that while we are in the middle of a war, Ben-Gvir has put Israel's right-wing government at risk.

The Israeli Finance Minister told the regime's Internal Security Minister that it seems that Ben-Gvir and his colleagues have completely lost their way. He said in a press conference: "We have a responsibility and will continue to approve the budget without Ben-Gvir and his friends."

Referring to Ben-Gvir, Smotrich added that some seek to destabilize the right-wing coalition government in Israel over trivial and worthless issues.

Ben-Gvir also responded to Smotrich by saying: "Do you think the dismissal of the cabinet's legal advisor is a trivial matter?"

He added that the game Smotrich is playing will be revealed tonight; he is someone who speaks from the position of right-wing parties, but in practice, he is preventing the dismissal of the cabinet's jurisconsult and judicial reforms.

Ben-Gvir added to Smotrich that he is also the one who saved the Palestinian Authority from economic collapse, so approving the budget without dismissing the cabinet's jurisconsult is of no use.