Netanyahu: I will consider appointing a Muslim minister

The Likud is working to gain votes among the Arab public – and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in closed-door talks that he is considering reserving a seat in the upcoming Arab MK election, who may even be appointed the first Arab minister on behalf of the party.

Netanyahu spoke about his visits to Arab clinics. “In recent years, I have brought NIS 15 billion to Arab localities to close gaps, more than any other government,” the prime minister said. “I have opened nine police stations in the Arab sector to fight crime. I thought I would get votes there? I do it because I believe in it. We are not against the Arabs, we are against Arab parties that deny Zionism and do not recognize the State of Israel. As I brought four peace agreements and now see Jews embracing Arabs in Dubai, why shouldn’t that happen here? Why not be part of the ruling party? Why go to extremist parties that do not work for you? Vote for me. When I said the Arabs are flocking to the polls, I said so that they do not vote for these parties, come and vote for us. “

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At the same time, Netanyahu denies reports of secret agreements with Mansour Abbas. “I take votes from him, I want to get votes for the Likud,” he clarified. “There is a belief that I am going to reserve an Arab MK. Who could be the first Muslim minister on behalf of the Likud. Consider positively. The offers are flowing. We are going to attack the Arab public. We will get a lot of votes in the Arab localities. “

On the other hand, Netanyahu’s opponents attacked him for approaching the Arab public. Last night, Gideon Saar said: “After years of inaction and inaction, tonight the Prime Minister recalled talking about formulating a plan to eradicate crime in Arab society. It is unfortunate that to date the issue has not interested him, and that his government only recently prevented my bill legal”.

The Likud is broadcasting great optimism ahead of the election, believing that in two months the picture will look completely different. A senior Likud official told Israel Today: “The prime minister is calm. He knows that the most influential period in the election campaign is in the last two weeks. We will get there in a situation where the majority of the population will be vaccinated, the economy will start working, “The achievement. It will be reflected. All the stars for a moment will begin to fade. He believes and also said this this week in the Likud’s constitutional committee, that we will reach 40 seats.”

He said, “If I had landed an outsider here and told him that the prime minister had brought four peace agreements within four months without giving up a meter, without releasing terrorists, without expelling any Jew from his home, if you had told him that a million people were vaccinated “The first in the world to be vaccinated, even without saying anything about security stability, the cancellation of the nuclear agreement and more – he would not understand how they did not ask him to continue.

The Likud is also encouraged by looking at the other parts of the political map: “We see in the polls that the right-wing bloc has not really changed, together with the ultra-Orthodox and Bennett, we reach 58 seats again. Gideon Saar does not have 17 seats from the right. “To overthrow Netanyahu. When there are unions on the left, they will not stay with him and his momentum will be lost.”

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