Ben-Gvir accuses Netanyahu of promising European countries to exclude his party from next government

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Sunday of assuring several European Union countries that his far-right Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party would not be included in the next government. According to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, Ben-Gvir claimed to have obtained documented information indicating that Netanyahu’s office had communicated the commitment to European officials. “According to confirmed and documented information that has reached me in recent days, the Prime Minister’s office has formally pledged to several European Union countries that Ben-Gvir will not be part of the next government,” he said. Ben-Gvir added that the message had been conveyed to foreign ministers and other senior officials, informing them that Netanyahu did not intend […]