11.11.2026 00:21
At the opening of the Knesset, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a racist speech targeting the parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israel, saying, "Will you entrust the fate of our country to the hands of these people? Do you prefer them over the Zionist parties that represent a vast Zionist public?"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a racist speech against parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israel and said, "Will you entrust the fate of our country to these people? Do you prefer them to the Zionist parties representing a vast Zionist public?"
After the elections held on October 27, Netanyahu reiterated his call for a national unity government at the opening session of the Israeli Parliament, accusing Raam and the Joint List of "aiming to destroy Israel" and claimed that a government should not be formed with parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israel.
NETANYAHU: WILL YOU ENTRUST THE FATE OF OUR COUNTRY TO THESE PEOPLE
After Israeli President Isaac Herzog gave Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a government, Netanyahu continued his policy, maintained throughout the election campaign, of portraying Arab parties as "illegitimate and terror supporters".
Addressing the opposition bloc, Netanyahu used the following statements regarding the lawmakers of parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israel: "Will you entrust the fate of our country to these people? Do you prefer them to the Zionist parties representing a vast Zionist public?"
Netanyahu, arguing that Iran was "trying to revive the nuclear threat," claimed, "The only way to permanently eliminate this existential threat is to overthrow the regime."
EISENKOT: THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER'S SHAMEFUL SPEECH
Eisenkot, leader of the main opposition party Yashar, who was recently tasked with forming a new government, described Netanyahu's speech in Parliament as "the former prime minister's absurd, divisive, hateful and shameful speech."
In a post on the social media platform account of the US-based company X, Eisenkot emphasized that after this speech, his belief that Netanyahu could not remain in office was further strengthened.
Noting that they needed to form an "emergency government" quickly, Eisenkot stated that Netanyahu's continuation as prime minister was dividing Israel.
MPS TOOK THE OATH
The individuals elected as members of the 26th Knesset in the elections took the oath at the opening session.
After the oath-taking ceremony, while the Israeli national anthem was being played, the Joint List, one of the parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israel, left the hall; it was noteworthy that Mansour Abbas's Raam Party remained in the hall.