Bennet is not thrilled to learn of Mozes and Netanyhau talks
Naftali Bennet told Army Radio that during talks between Benjamin Netanyahu and Arnon Mozes in 2014, the prime minister said he was interested in keeping the faction as small as possible after the elections, and Mozes presented Netanyahu with an article against Bennett.
Haaretz reported on Thursday that during one of the conversations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Arnon Mozes, Netanyahu said he was interested in keeping Bayit Yehudi as small as possible after the elections, and Mozes allegedly said he had it “covered.”
Naftali Bennett, leader of Bayit Hayehudi said in response: "This is the last thing I would think of, it's an unpleasant feeling."
"It's very unpleasant, it's very unpleasant to realize that a prime minister is asking a publisher to run a series of articles against Bayit Yehudi, and in return, Israel Hayom will be shut down or something like that," Bennett said to Army Radio. "I know the police are investigating the matter and I will definitely be happy to receive the information."
According to the report, "Mozes presented Netanyahu with an offer: an article in the media outlet he owns, in which Bennett would be attacked." Sources in Haaretz estimated that the supposed article was published on Ynet.
"In real time, I didn’t understand where all these articles were coming from, which were completely bogus. Now, everything is coming together, and it’s not right," Bennett added. "A prime minister should not be ordering a series of articles from a newspaper publisher against one of the parties and in exchange for closing a newspaper. I was surprised."
Likud said in response: "It is very strange that those who actively pushed to shut down a newspaper in Israel and garnered a coddling coverage from Yedioth Ahronoth and Ynet, which continues to this day, while completely disregarding the right-wing voters, are again preaching morality to the prime minister. It’s pure hypocrisy and pathetic self-righteousness that no one is buying.”
(Translated and edited by N. Elias)
