Following Netanyahu’s interview on News 12: News 13 will boycott interviewees from the Likud

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Prime Minister Netanyahu’s interview last night (Monday) for the main edition of News 12 caused anger at the competitor, the news company of Network 13. Israel Today learned that News 13 decided on a “channel boycott”, and instructed all editors of the channel not to invite interviewees on behalf of The Likud.

An industry source said: “This is an unprecedented step. As is well known, Netanyahu rarely appears on television channels and does so only in special cases or on election evenings, so an interview with him is a highly sought-after matter.” It should be noted that most of the time when prime ministers and the president are interviewed on one news channel, they also give an interview to competing channels, but there were a number of cases in which this was not done. It is not impossible that what increased the anger in News 13 was Netanyahu’s scoop on interviewer Yonit Levy. With Pfizer and Moderna on the establishment of plants for the production of the vaccine for corona in Israel.

In an interview, Netanyahu said he would get 61 seats to form a right-wing government after the election. Netanyahu has made it clear that he will not again agree to a rotation over the prime minister. “Everyone understood that it is not allowed to go back to rotation, it is impossible to have two prime ministers,” the prime minister said of the election. I see a historic opportunity for the formation of a right-wing government fully under my leadership. “These elections are between me and Yair Lapid, and that is the reason why there will be no rotation.”
Netanyahu also referred to the Corona cabinet’s decision on easing the economy from next week. “We are a huge line. The cabinet has approved the green passport program, and it is opening up the Israeli economy. It will be possible to go to football games, cultural halls and restaurants. I want to keep the vaccinated and encourage the rest not vaccinated. There are 500,000 people over 60 who have not been vaccinated. A supreme national effort must be made alongside the opening of the green passport to vaccinate the elderly population who have not been vaccinated. ”

The Prime Minister revealed in an interview that he is in contact with the leaders of Pfizer and Modernana about bringing millions of additional vaccines to Israel, and estimated that it will be necessary to get vaccinated every year: Also vaccines to follow. I am talking to them about the establishment of two factories in Israel that will make it a world center for research, development and production for the following viruses. “

Netanyahu also responded to allegations of pressure from the ultra-Orthodox: “There are all kinds of pressure from all sorts of directions, but the attempt to sway the ultra-Orthodox public and divide them is not true. We will be the first in the world to get out of the corona because of a fantastic health system and vaccines. And right-wingers. “

On the violations, he said: “The two biggest sectors in the disease are the ultra-Orthodox and Arab society, and I talk to the leaders there and tell them to go get vaccinated, I do not beg. There are anomalies in all sorts of places but overall the Israeli public is disciplined, including the ultra-Orthodox. “There are violations in the Arab and secular sectors as well, the virus affects everyone, so I ask everyone to keep the rules and do the right thing. Still, the world is lagging. The Bloomberg Index said it will take seven years for the world to return to normal, and for Israel – two months.”

When asked if this was the last quarantine, he replied: “It depends on the public. If we do everything gradually according to the indices we set, and the 500,000 adults come to get vaccinated, not only is it the last quarantine, we can say we won the corona.”

Regarding the budget issue, Netanyahu said: “There is an annual budget. We transferred a budget of NIS 413 billion for 2021. The second thing there is Corona grants. In addition to the budget, I brought in NIS 110 billion to help businesses. To bring tomorrow. The citizens of Israel and businesses are crying out for this. “

The prime minister accused the prosecution of trying to intervene in the trial. “They are trying through these delusional things to influence the political process. There is nothing there.” He explained that “no one believes it anymore, it’s one big absurdity. The prosecution is trying to pressure the judges to move to the pre-election evidentiary stage, so that there will be gross interference in the election. It is against all the rules.

“I very much hope that the judges will not succumb to this pressure, and if it does, it will be interpreted as blatant intervention – and the effect will be the opposite.”

However, Netanyahu made it clear that he did not express his opinion on the judges. Asked if he thinks he will have a fair trial, the prime minister replied: “I hope so. Can only hope so. “He added:” I think everyone knows that these bags are sewn. Terrible things are being discovered. “

The prime minister was also asked if he would run for president this summer, and he replied that he did not intend to do so. “I do not want that,” he said. Asked why new US President Joe Biden did not call him – after nearly a month. Who was sworn in – said: “We have had a friendly relationship for close to 40 years. We know each other – and there are many things we agree on. There are also disagreements over Iran and the Palestinians. ”

Netanyahu stressed: “I have a great relationship with the Democrats. I see hundreds of congressmen and senators, I see 50-50 Democrats and Republicans. Whoever supports our policy – I am with him. I am not with those who endanger us, for example with nuclear Iran. I am very well listened to. “.

At the end of the interview, the prime minister was asked about the tweets his son Yair often posts on Twitter. “I really like him,” he said, “and I know how hurt he is to be hurt by his parents. I see his pain over hard things being said in this studio. He’s an independent person. He has opinions and I really like him. I appreciate him, but I do not share. To his responses. “

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