Minister Omer Yankelevich has been at the heart of the storm since she entered the political world: the story that began as a perfect story about the success of the dream of integrating the Haredi, about the girl from the prestigious Haredi seminary who went to academia, graduated with two degrees in law, sent her children to the army, joined the center-left party that was considered the pinnacle of Israeli politics, and was ultimately swept away by a flood of rumors, slander, and allegations that she got where she got thanks to her close relationship with Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz.
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Dr. Avishai Ben-Hayim, the commentator on Haredi affairs for News 13, met with Yankelevich, who presented her version for the first time, refuted the claims, explained the challenging social subtext - and also met in front of the cameras with Revital Gantz, Benny Gantz's wife.
The full article, in which Omer Yankelevich addresses the various rumors, will be broadcast tonight (Tuesday) on the main edition of News 13.
When asked by Avishai Ben-Haim whether the rumors caused a rift between her and Benny Gantz's wife, Yankelevich said: "We are good friends," and said: "They come to us, they are invited to us. And we are guests at their place. And the natives are very good friends, and they consult, by the way, with Benny and also with Revital.".
She added: "Listen, this filth is media that chose to produce... You didn't even ask and I have to tell you, 'The phone! The phone! What was on Benny Gantz's phone?! Do you know that the phone story is some kind of email from 2014 that I didn't know Benny Gantz at all during that period? Do you know that? What do I have to do with the phone incident? They made delusional statements that he was blackmailed about the phone incident, because of materials he has related to Omer Yankelevich. Understand how delusional it is.".
