5 days for elections: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an interview this morning (Thursday) in the GLC in which he explained what was behind the cancellation of his planned visit to the UAE, said that “there are 4 more countries that want and are about to sign agreements” and promised that if he loses the election he will get the results Neat: “Oh really, what am I going to do, cry?”.
At the beginning of the interview, Netanyahu was asked about the cancellation of his visit to the United Arab Emirates and claimed that there were no political considerations behind the cancellation. “So wrong and more Pike News. When I was about to go there a few days ago They did not prevent it – but a malfunction. This has been resolved, and the visit will happen soon“Netanyahu even claimed that”There are 4 more countries that want and are about to sign normalization agreements with us“, But refused to answer the question of whether Saudi Arabia is among them.” Can say in advance that Syria is not one of them, “he joked.
On the claim that he sent Yossi Cohen, the head of the Mossad, in order to convince the Emirates not to cancel the visit, Netanyahu said: “I will not tell you why I am sending Yossi Cohen, but these are more important tasks and he does a wonderful job. “. Netanyahu also hinted that “I did not say I did not visit the Emirates.”
Netanyahu also referred to the developing crisis between the United States and Russia after US President Joe Biden called Russian President Putin a “murderer” and said: “Both are important friends of mine, in the case of the United States we have a strong alliance, and relations with Putin are important Very much to our security interests. “We work every few days to prevent the Iranian establishment in Syria – and this freedom of action has been maintained, among other things, because of relations with Russia.”
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When asked if he undertakes to accept the election results and transfer power in an orderly manner if he loses, Netanyahu said: “Oh really, what a question. Obviously I will get the results, what will I do, cry?He added: “I have already lost once, not that it happens much. This is a theoretical question because I believe I am winning, what a question what. This is theoretical. “You found someone who does not believe in democracy, really.”
On the possibility that the right-wing leader Naftali Bennett will join the government led by him, Netanyahu said: “If the right-wing party has few seats – of course they will join the government-led one and Bennett will be a senior minister, but if they are big he will go to a brotherhood with Lapid.”
Netanyahu reiterated the claim that members of other parties are in talks with the Likud: “Members of Knesset have already begun probing us, not with me personally but with people close to me, and it is not only from parties that define themselves as supposedly right-wing“.
Netanyahu also referred to the defamation lawsuit filed by Adv. David Shimron against David Artzi, who claimed that he saw a secret agreement signed between the prime minister and his wife that gives her, he claims, the right to influence the appointment of senior officials in the State of Israel. If Artzi summons my wife and me to testify in the defamation lawsuit – we will certainly come. It’s nonsense of people who can’t beat us at the ballot box. “
When asked if he was prepared for the possibility of a conviction and imprisonment at his trial, he reiterated: “The cases are crumbling and will crumble.” When asked if he trusts the judges he replied: “I very much hope, days will tell.”