Israel's far-right party Otzma Yehudit published an ad in Israeli newspapers Sunday opposing a hostage deal with Hamas and criticizing Shin Bet security service chief Ronen Bar
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Haaretz Aug 25, 2024
Ben-Gvir Runs Ad Against Shin Bet Chief for 'Failing on October 7' in Israeli Newspapers
Noa Shpigel
Far-right party Otzma Yehudit published a paid ad in Israeli newspapers on Sunday morning against a hostage deal with Hamas and against Shin Bet security service chief Ronen Bar.
The ad, which includes Otzma Yehudit's logo and portrays Bar's picture, states: "Ronen Bar failed on October 7 and is leading Israel to another disaster. Say no to a reckless deal."
Bar issued a public warning three days ago, claiming that Jewish terror is posing an existential threat to Israel. In a letter sent to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, cabinet ministers and the attorney general, Bar warned that the leaders of the Jewish terrorists "want to cause the system to lose control, causing indescribable damage to Israel."
The ad published by Otzma Yehudit on Sunday, with Ronen Bar's picture.
Bar added that police incompetence and "perhaps a sense of hidden support" for these acts are increasing considerably, reflected in "the significant expansion" of those taking part in these acts.
He noted that the perpetrators of Jewish terror have lost all fear of administrative detention "due to the conditions they get in prison and the funds they receive after their release from Knesset members as well as legitimacy and praise, alongside a delegitimization campaign against the defense officials." All these give a tailwind to the Jewish terrorism, Bar argued.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, right, next to Prime Minister
Haaretz Aug 25, 2024
Ben-Gvir Runs Ad Against Shin Bet Chief for 'Failing on October 7' in Israeli Newspapers
Noa Shpigel
Far-right party Otzma Yehudit published a paid ad in Israeli newspapers on Sunday morning against a hostage deal with Hamas and against Shin Bet security service chief Ronen Bar.
The ad, which includes Otzma Yehudit's logo and portrays Bar's picture, states: "Ronen Bar failed on October 7 and is leading Israel to another disaster. Say no to a reckless deal."
Bar issued a public warning three days ago, claiming that Jewish terror is posing an existential threat to Israel. In a letter sent to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, cabinet ministers and the attorney general, Bar warned that the leaders of the Jewish terrorists "want to cause the system to lose control, causing indescribable damage to Israel."
The ad published by Otzma Yehudit on Sunday, with Ronen Bar's picture.
Bar added that police incompetence and "perhaps a sense of hidden support" for these acts are increasing considerably, reflected in "the significant expansion" of those taking part in these acts.
He noted that the perpetrators of Jewish terror have lost all fear of administrative detention "due to the conditions they get in prison and the funds they receive after their release from Knesset members as well as legitimacy and praise, alongside a delegitimization campaign against the defense officials." All these give a tailwind to the Jewish terrorism, Bar argued.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, right, next to Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Knesset earlier this year. Dovrut Haknesset/
Noam Moskowitz
On Friday, Ben-Gvir issued a statement to the media attacking Bar and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in wake of the arrest of four settlers suspected of committing "terrorist acts against Palestinians."
"The captains of the failure, Ronen Bar and [Defense Minister Yoav] Gallant, the father of the [pre-Oct. 7] misconception, continue to harass patriots," he wrote.
"The head of the Shin Bet, who sent 'an emergency letter' should have received a letter of dismissal by October 8. The ongoing failure in his and the defense minister's behavior should end, the sooner, the better," Ben-Gvir added.
The Prime Minister's Office has yet to respond to a Haaretz request for a comment on Otzma Yehudit's ad.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid said in response that "Only an unstable clown like Ben-Gvir is capable in the middle of the war, while residents in the north are in shelters and soldiers are getting killed, of paying for an ad attacking the head of the Shin Bet who is a patriot and a real fighter like Ben-Gvir never was and never will be."
Yesh Atid lawmaker Meirav Ben Ari took to X, slamming Ben-Gvir. "In the middle of a war, the national failure minister pays for an ad attacking the Shin Bet chief. There has never been, and never will be, such a pathetic and incompetent cabinet minister in Israeli history," she wrote.
On Friday, Ben-Gvir issued a statement to the media attacking Bar and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in wake of the arrest of four settlers suspected of committing "terrorist acts against Palestinians."
"The captains of the failure, Ronen Bar and [Defense Minister Yoav] Gallant, the father of the [pre-Oct. 7] misconception, continue to harass patriots," he wrote.
"The head of the Shin Bet, who sent 'an emergency letter' should have received a letter of dismissal by October 8. The ongoing failure in his and the defense minister's behavior should end, the sooner, the better," Ben-Gvir added.
The Prime Minister's Office has yet to respond to a Haaretz request for a comment on Otzma Yehudit's ad.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid said in response that "Only an unstable clown like Ben-Gvir is capable in the middle of the war, while residents in the north are in shelters and soldiers are getting killed, of paying for an ad attacking the head of the Shin Bet who is a patriot and a real fighter like Ben-Gvir never was and never will be."
Yesh Atid lawmaker Meirav Ben Ari took to X, slamming Ben-Gvir. "In the middle of a war, the national failure minister pays for an ad attacking the Shin Bet chief. There has never been, and never will be, such a pathetic and incompetent cabinet minister in Israeli history," she wrote.
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