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Yesh Atid's president, MP Yair Lapid, on Monday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of disclosing information about a cabinet meeting during Operation Protective Edge in 2014
The accusation was brought during a Knesset session after Netanyahu told members of a closed Likud faction on Monday: "It's impossible to run a cabinet via Twitter and leaks." "
"Netanyahu, you leaked information during a military campaign, at a cabinet meeting where I was present," said Lapid from the Knesset podium.
Lapid challenged the prime minister to "tell me in my face that this is not true.We both know that this is true," Lapid said. "You fled then and you are the one who fled now, when the nation is threatened, you and all your ministers."
Lapid, Netanyahu (photo: Motti Kimchi)
The question of cabinet leaks
resurfaced again after reports circulated of a heated exchange
between the Minister of Education Naftali Bennett (Bayit Yehudi) and the IDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Gadi Eisenkot, at a meeting of the security cabinet.
After Bennett made it clear that he advocated targeting all Gazans who launch incendiary kites or balloons
in Israel, the chief of staff declared his opposition. "I do not agree with you, it's against my operational and moral positions," Eisenkot argued.
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Minister Bennett in Sderot (Photo: King Idan)
Earlier Monday, in an interview with Ynet, Defense Minister Lieberman criticized Bennett
saying, "It is odious for a politician to try to score political points on the back of the IDF chief."
Following Lapid's accusations, the Minister of Tourism, Yariv Levin, attacked the leader of Yesh Atid, arguing that the prime minister was not responsible for the leak of the talks.
Levin stated that only Netanyahu was present at both the Security Cabinet and the Intelligence Subcommittee, under Levin's leadership, during Operation Protective Edge, and although the firm suffered many leaks, without leakage.
Yariv Levin (Photo by Yariv Katz)
Levin invited Lapid to withdraw his accusation. "I propose that he respect the status of the Prime Minister." There can be no doubt about his commitment to state security as well as the discreet and responsible manner in which he manages the security affairs of the country. State of Israel, "said the minister.
Prior to his allegations to the Knesset, Lapid attacked Netanyahu at a meeting of the Yesh Atid faction. "You know how to stop the kite terror?" Why did not you do it three months ago? "Lapid asked.
"With whom did you set up a ceasefire, nothing has been done for four years and now nothing has been done … Mr. brings no security, no plan, no strategy, no security "
Lapid further accused Netanyahu of eroding Israeli deterrence.
"Hamas burned an area the size of Netanya, launched 200 rockets and then declared a ceasefire, who manages our security? Yahya Sinwar?" He asked sarcastically.
