PALESTINE
Mon 02 Oct 2023 7:55 am - Jerusalem Time
Despite denials, the reality of disagreements between Netanyahu and Ben Gvir
Hebrew media revealed, on Monday morning, that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, yesterday, deliberately excluded the minister of so-called national security in his government, the extremist Itamar Ben Gvir, from the security session that was held yesterday to discuss the security situation on various fronts.
According to Israeli Army Radio, Ben Gvir's environment this morning accused Israeli Government Secretary Tzachi Braverman of being the one who pushed Netanyahu not to invite Ben Gvir to the security session.
According to those sources close to Ben Gvir, it was Braverman who raised the issue of not inviting Ben Gvir due to the possibility of him raising the issue of Palestinian prisoners again.
These parties accused Braverman of working to create new crises within the government coalition.
Israeli Army Radio says that these accusations are consistent with accusations made by other ministers against Braverman, who is considered one of the people closest to Netanyahu.
While the Hebrew Channel 12 reported in a report this morning on its website, that contrary to the claim of Netanyahu’s office’s statement about the existence of close cooperation with Ben Gvir, and that he was not invited to yesterday’s meeting because he discussed external security issues and not internal ones within his jurisdiction, the meeting actually discussed issues. From the core of Ben Gvir's powers.
According to the channel, the conditions in Al-Aqsa Mosque and the settlers’ incursions and their impact on the security situation were discussed. The conditions related to the Palestinian prisoners were also discussed and the warning of deteriorating conditions outside it was discussed, in addition to the situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and the desire to provide calm during the Jewish holidays and not give Hamas the opportunity. To exploit it for escalation.
The channel confirmed that there were disagreements that emerged before the meeting between those close to Netanyahu and Ben Gvir, and a tense conversation took place between them before the security session.
Before the session, someone close to Netanyahu, close to Ben Gvir, informed him that the former was tired of the latter and his taking a front contrary to what Netanyahu wants in all discussions, and that he wanted Ben Gvir to trust him and stop challenging his policies.
According to the sources, Netanyahu is ready to talk to Ben Gvir and meet his demands regarding budgets, appointments, etc., but he wants him to give him the calm he needs on security issues.
Ben Gvir’s aide explained to the official close to Netanyahu that he (i.e. Ben Gvir) would not stop talking in security discussions about the necessity of a tougher policy on pressing security issues, while the person close to Netanyahu responded: “If he insists on that, we will fight him, and we have our ways.” ".
While Netanyahu's office refused to respond to this, and confirmed that there were no differences, Ben Gvir's office said that, as a right-wing government, it is required more than ever to work in accordance with the followed right-wing policies.
During the security session, Ben Gvir tweeted the need to change the status quo in Al-Aqsa Mosque, against the backdrop of a letter sent to him from Knesset members who claimed that settlers were facing a state of violence from the Israeli police.
This prompted senior Israeli officials to communicate with their Palestinian counterparts, and they confirmed that there would be no change in the status quo.
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Despite denials, the reality of disagreements between Netanyahu and Ben Gvir