Have the Americans officially begun to govern Israel? • Ben Gvir's 'Goat Speech'

January 31, 2024   

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir spoke today (Wednesday) in the Knesset plenum and attacked the government's conduct in light of reports of a deal to release hostages. Have you encountered a problem registering for kindergarten, schools and seminars? • All the information is here ""We heard in the media this week all kinds of leaks and briefings with exaggerated and illusory numbers that Israel is supposed to give Hamas, that Nazi organization, as part of a deal to release hostages," Ben Gvir began. Regarding the "numbers" mentioned in the deal, he said: "It is apparently a goat whose purpose is to prepare the ground for a less serious deal, but it is still a reckless deal by any standard." Ben Gvir shouted in the plenary: "I want to say unequivocally, Mr. Prime Minister, hundreds of IDF martyrs are not goats, hundreds of wounded and disabled IDF soldiers are not goats, residents of the south are not goats, Israeli citizens are not goats, and I, Mr. Prime Minister, am not a goat either. "Therefore, I say from this honorable platform in the most explicit way - we will not allow a situation of a deal whose purpose is the victory of Hamas and the perpetuation of terror. More than 500 martyrs did not fall in vain. We will not agree to release thousands of murderers from prison." He added: "I say, so that no one has any doubt. Didn't we learn a lesson from the Shalit deal? I heard the White House's response that Netanyahu can speak for himself, but the negotiations are progressing. I heard Kirby's words. That's it, the US has moved to manage Israel, without updating it? We will not become a banana republic. Maybe MKs on the left want President Biden to dictate to us, but I'm saying this. Anyone who thinks they can create a fog here and then within 3 hours convene a cabinet and create a reckless deal is wrong." Yesterday, the Minister of National Security threatened Prime Minister Netanyahu, saying that "a reckless deal will lead to the dissolution of the government." In response, opposition leader Yair Lapid responded: "The government is given a safety net for any deal that will return the kidnapped to their homes.".