Israeli official: party "Otzma Yehudit" He does not seek to overthrow the government despite Ben Gvir’s threats

 The representative of the “Otzma Yehudit” party confirmed that Israeli Itzhak Kreuzer said that his party is not seeking to overthrow the government despite the threat of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to withdraw his party from the coalition if the Gaza war does not resume.

Kreuzer said, in an interview with the Times of Israel newspaper: “We never work” to overthrow the government. This is a right-wing government, and we worked hard to form it. The role of the Judit League party is to preserve the right-wing values ​​for which we were elected.”

 

 

Ben Gvir had stated in an interview with Israeli Channel 12 late last month that he had given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an indefinite deadline to dismantle the “terrorist organization.” He imposed the death penalty on those convicted of “terrorism,” warning that his far-right party would withdraw from the government if his conditions were not met.

 

 

He also previously threatened to withdraw if Hamas continued to exist after the prisoners were liberated.

 

 

Two days after that interview, Ben Gvir said He told reporters that his party will not commit to voting with the coalition if Netanyahu does not guarantee the payment of the death penalty bill within weeks, a bill that has the support of the Prime Minister and is actually advancing in the Knesset.

 

 

Although Kreuzer’s statements were not issued in his capacity as an official spokesman for the party, they are considered among the clearest explanations of the party’s agenda since Ben Gvir issued his ultimatum. To Netanyahu.

 

 

When asked about Ben Gvir’s demand to destroy Hamas, Croizer explained that it was the government itself that “set the goals of the war by dismantling the military and political capabilities of Hamas and returning the hostages.”

 

 

He added that his party’s duty is “to put pressure on the government to implement what it announced.” Of the goals of ".

 

 

 

 

Kreuzer refused to set a time limit for achieving those goals, but he stressed that his party’s threat “is not empty,” saying: “The weapon is on the table. These are not empty promises. The Prime Minister realizes that sooner or later, if he does not return to destroying terrorist organizations, the coalition will be in danger. From the coalition will not automatically lead to the overthrow of Netanyahu’s government, which currently holds 60 seats out of 120 in the Knesset. However, withdrawal will leave it with only 54 seats, which will weaken its already limited ability to pass legislation.

 

 

The “United Torah Judaism” party has previously And “Shas” They withdrew from the government in protest against the tightening of compulsory conscription procedures for religious people and the failure of the coalition to pass a law regulating the exemption of religious school students, but they continued to provide support from abroad to ensure its continuity.

 

 

In response to a question about the possibility of his party joining the opposition to topple the government and call for new elections, Croizer said categorically: “No, Ben Gvir’s goal is not to overthrow Netanyahu, but rather to overthrow the government.” It pushed him to implement what he promised voters, especially the right-wing audience, which constitutes the majority in Israel.  

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