Posted on Dec 15, 2022
'They are joining me. I'm not joining them': Netanyahu defends far-right allies
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Benjamin Netanyahu, soon expected to return to office as Israel's prime minister, is defending his effort to assemble a government with far-right ultranationalists.
Facing criticism in Israel and abroad, Netanyahu previously had not spoken in detail about Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's most polarizing far-right politician, now in line to be Netanyahu's minister of national security overseeing the police.
Benjamin Netanyahu, soon expected to return to office as Israel's prime minister, is defending his effort to assemble a government with far-right ultranationalists.
Facing criticism in Israel and abroad, Netanyahu previously had not spoken in detail about Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's most polarizing far-right politician, now in line to be Netanyahu's minister of national security overseeing the police.
'They are joining me. I'm not joining them': Netanyahu defends far-right allies
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The prime minister-designate insisted this was little different than the government he replaced, which included an Islamist party. "Coalitions make interesting bedfellows," Netanyahu said, and maintained that he — not his allies — will call the shots on policy. "They are joining me. I'm not joining them."
Netanyahu is a dominant Israeli figure of the past half-century, serving first as an elite commando, then as an opposition politician and eventually as prime minister for a total of 15 years — longer than any other leader in his country's history. During his time out of power he completed a memoir, titled Bibi, which is his nickname. He spoke with NPR about the book while managing coalition talks, a task he insisted he does not enjoy.
"All politics is cruel," he said. "Israeli politics is crueler than most. I've been subjected, especially my family, to endless vilification because I keep winning elections."
A few excerpts of our far-reaching discussion follow. They have been edited for length and clarity."...
..."The prime minister-designate insisted this was little different than the government he replaced, which included an Islamist party. "Coalitions make interesting bedfellows," Netanyahu said, and maintained that he — not his allies — will call the shots on policy. "They are joining me. I'm not joining them."
Netanyahu is a dominant Israeli figure of the past half-century, serving first as an elite commando, then as an opposition politician and eventually as prime minister for a total of 15 years — longer than any other leader in his country's history. During his time out of power he completed a memoir, titled Bibi, which is his nickname. He spoke with NPR about the book while managing coalition talks, a task he insisted he does not enjoy.
"All politics is cruel," he said. "Israeli politics is crueler than most. I've been subjected, especially my family, to endless vilification because I keep winning elections."
A few excerpts of our far-reaching discussion follow. They have been edited for length and clarity."...
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