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Netanyahu is no longer campaigning on the issues
Yuval Karni
Published: 20.01.19, 19:45
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1. cigars, champagne
Boaz   (01.20.19)
Oh yes. Witchhunt big time. It's not about 5billions bribe in a Swiss bank account in exchange for favours. It is about takeaway meals, cigars, champagne and an alleged favourable media coverage by the very media that crucifies him 24/7
2. Pity the Israeli voter going through deceitful manipulations
Michael ,   California, USA   (01.20.19)
At times like these, it gives me satisfaction to be far away, to remain uninvolved, to claim (as my selfish excuse) that I don't care.
3. This is definitely a witch hunt. I hope he gives them Samson
SM ,   world   (01.21.19)
Watch the hypocrites and liars go down with him.
4. Left can't attack on issues
Expert   (01.20.19)
Because country knows they have never been better off, economically, militarily, and in terms of startups, healthcare, education and overall quality of life. Left can't attack on substance, so they keep up their shrill, hysterical, nonsensical ad hominem attacks. Netanyahu polling better and better all the time. Only one who is qualified to eventually replace him is Bennett.
5. Go Bibi, go yingeleh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(01.21.19)
6. Bibi wants a corrupted press
Abraham ,   Paris   (01.20.19)
No, it's about Bibi trying to corrupt newspapers and buying their commentaries. This man is fighting the Israeli democracy step by step.
7. i prefer bennettt but
geroge   (01.21.19)
while i prefer bennett in security, certianly over gantz who was a poor chief of staff-see shapira report, one has to admit that bibi was an effective foreign affairs minister in trade, economic relations, and tourism. there is no question about that. he is far superior to lapid and livni in that respect.

so be honest about him.
8. read what bennett had to say about gantz and gaza war
beryl   (01.21.19)



'Gantz hesitated and did not defeat Hamas'
HaYamin HeHadash criticizes former Chief of Staff who published a series of videos boasting of his military achievements.




The HaYamin HeHadash (New Right) party, headed by Ayelet Shaked and Naftali Bennett, on Sunday criticized former Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, now the head of the Hosen Yisrael (Israel Resilience) party, who published a series of videos in which Gantz boasts of the achievements of the 2014 counterterrorism Operation Protective Edge.

"Benny Gantz launched a campaign today boasting about his 'successes' in Operation Protective Edge. Since we are dealing with the future of Israel's defense leadership, we must present the truth," said the New Right.

"Benny Gantz fell asleep standing up in dealing with the terror tunnels from Gaza, which almost led to a terrible terror disaster. We went to destroy the tunnels during Operation Protective Edge not because of Benny Gantz, but despite Benny Gantz. The State Comptroller's report determined that Bennett had pushed for action; Benny Gantz blocked such action.”

"As the State Comptroller's report stated, Chief of Staff Benny Gantz fell asleep standing up and allowed Hamas to dig about 30 terrorist tunnels from Gaza into the territory of the State of Israel. He did not initiate anything, did not push for a solution. Just fell asleep on duty. For 50 days he hesitated, showed no initiative, showed no creativity, and failed to defeat Hamas," added the New Right.

The statement came after the Israel Resilience party distributed a series of videos under the title "Only the Strongest Win," in which Gantz boasts of eliminating Hamas Chief of Staff Ahmed Jabari and 1,364 terrorists during Operation Protective Edge, as well as destroying 6,231 targets.
9. The opposition parties are not campaigning on issues
Zionist forever   (01.21.19)
This is the get Netanyahu election as far as the opposition is concerned and so far this election campaign has been more about the opposition saying team up get rid of Netanyahu than it has been policy.

Labor have Said very little about policy just how they want to work with Gantz to bring down Netanyahu, Gantz has said nothing to anybody, So far Lapid has been more get Netanyahu than policy.
I would actually like to see some clear policy but so far all the opposition has focused on is get Netanyahu and Netanyahu himself has been trying to stop any pre election indictments so thus really is the Netanyahu election.
10. Bibi doesn't have to present new agenda, he has to fight the
(01.21.19)
United Deranged Press....
11. We know his "issues", we also know the "media-issues"!!!!!!!
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12. Netanyahu is fighting while the others are only scribbling
C   (01.21.19)
fortunately, netanyahu has retained the portfolio of defence minister.
he has just slammed targets in syria that belonged to iran's
al quds force. it is great success.
13. Framing the innocent is a police and prosecutor and AG
Rivkah   (01.21.19)
specialty. Perjuring the innocent is their forte. It is much easier to frame the innocent than to solve crimes and the police and prosecutors want their "stats" to look good. A former police chief of Miami, Florida, admitted to telling his officers to frame the innocent to get convictions to make his "stats" look good. Since I have been the victim of police perjuries, prosecutor perjuries and false witnesses who are paid to or delight in destroying the innocent, I understand what PM Netanyahu and his wife are going through. So I recommended to the Mayor and to the Governor of California that No-Lie-MRI-Lie-Detector tests be installed at all court houses and anyone who wants a Judge to sign a court document including police and prosecutors and lawyers and citizens must pass that test to get a Judge's signature on a court document. HaShem is the witness in all court proceedings and perjury is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. When Judges sign perjuries they could lose their eternal soul for blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. It is the Judges who need to be protected since their signature carries so much weight and there is so much perjury and framing of the innocent. I have a covenant by sacrifice with haShem initiated long ago by Him that is very rare. I am a eunuch for the kingdom of heaven's sake and do not have children. ANYONE who PERJURES me on a court document or police report is BLOCKED from the kingdom of heaven an ALL of their descendants forever including four Judges. HaShem's judgements on the entire sphere of authority when I am attacked with perjuries is justification for the loss of the eternal souls of all involved in perjuring me. King David had a similar covenant and he asked that his enemies be blocked from the kingdom of heaven and all of their descendants forever. HaShem agreed. I do the same. An attack on me is an attack on haShem's authority invested in me as a covenant bearer for His kingdom that has held back WWIII for 25 years so far. This is confirmed in the ELS Scripture codes where I am called SHLOMO, Solomon, the surname of the Jewish Messiah Yeshua Immanuel Shlomo (Solomon). I am a wife of haShem and a stepmother to His Son Yeshua. When I was perjured in the US Navy long ago, haShem started underfunding the entire US Defense Department and in 20 years, the US Navy lost half its ships. There are many other illustrations of the consequences of attacking me with perjuries that brought the nation or State or city under judgment.
14. Case against Bibi is ludicrous & a disgrace to justice
Chaim ,   Israel   (01.22.19)
Bibi has been "under investigation" practically his entire tenure as Prime Minister, at a cost of millions of shekels to hard pressed Israeli taxpayers. After all this, the "investigation" has nothing to show except take out meals, cigars and other small gifts people normally give their friends and acquaintances. Plus a ludicrous charge of trying to win favorable coverage from media outlets which lambaste him nonstop.

The case against Bibi is ludicrous and a disgrace to justice. If there is any crime here, it is the fraudulent politically motivated "investigation". After the election, Israel needs to adopt strict legal limits on such investigations. Real investigations don't last indefinitely. Witch hunts do.
15. Bibi would be a billionaire
ORA ,   Bnei Brak   (08.22.19)
if he was an independant biznessman instead of being PM and developing Israel from a poor country in a hightech rich country
Bibi is a genius and if we don t appreciate our luck , we will G forbid lose him
Who will follow him?Who has his formidable political and economical genius?
Let him enjoy cigars he receives from friends, which are also Israel s friends
That is among them that he choses his friends
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