""Women can do everything? Suddenly when I have a gun - oh oh oh""

November 15, 2022   

Ayla Ben Gvir, the wife of Otzma Yehudit chairman MK Itamar Ben Gvir, is having a hard time understanding why there has been a storm on social media at the sight of the gun she carries. "I live in Hebron, am a mother of six sweet children and drive on terror-stricken roads and am married to a husband who is the most threatened man in the country, and yes, I have a gun. Deal with it," Ayla wrote on her Twitter account. This morning (Tuesday), Ayla told Asaf Lieberman and Kalman Libeskind on Channel 2: "I have had a gun for at least seven years. So many people know this. I am a Jew in the Land of Israel, I want to protect myself. For the past year, I have not gone anywhere without my weapon. I am allowed to protect myself." In an interview with Sharon Gal on Gali Israel radio, Ayla said: "I am very surprised by the storm that arose yesterday. The feminists who never stop telling me how many women can do anything and break glass ceilings, and suddenly when I have a gun - oh oh oh. I live in a town where there was a terrorist attack under my house not long ago. I live in my own country and I want to be able to protect myself." She added: "For those who have a problem with the way I dress, you are welcome to suggest a stylist. I don't promise to use her, but at least be efficient. Let me go," she requested. As reported yesterday, the wife of the designated Prime Minister, Sara Netanyahu, hosted the wives of the coalition leaders at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel for the first consolidation meeting after the right-wing victory in the elections. The meeting was attended by Yaffe Deri, Rivka Goldknopf, Ayla Ben Gvir and Galit Maoz. Revital Smotrich and Hana Gafni, the wives of Bezalel and Moshe, were absent for personal and non-political reasons.