Joint List says it will work to remove ‘bloodthirsty’ Netanyahu after his ‘racist’ speech
Netanyahu urged a broad coalition and demanded probes into alleged foreign interference as hecklers disrupted the opening session and one opposition lawmaker was removed.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the 26th Knesset, calling for a "national unity government" while attacking Arab parties over alleged ties to terrorism.
- Netanyahu warned that "Iran is working to renew the nuclear threat" and argued only a unified government could counter international pressure to retreat from Israel's security zones.
- Targeting the change bloc's Ra'am negotiations, Netanyahu cited Waleed Al-Hawashla's statement that "The Jews are settlers in Tel Aviv" to delegitimize potential coalition partners.
- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett repeatedly interrupted Netanyahu during the speech, while Democrats chairman Yair Golan walked out in protest over the prime minister's remarks.
- Following the disruption, Gilad Kariv was removed from Chagall Hall, and Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir shouted back at Bennett during the contentious session.
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Netanyahu called for unity. His anti-Arab speech to the Knesset may have made it impossible.
Benjamin Netanyahu stood before Israel’s newly sworn-in Knesset this week and called for a national unity government. By the time he finished speaking, he may have made such a government under his leadership all but impossible. At an occasion associated with festivity, democratic continuity and national purpose, Netanyahu denounced members of the Israeli Arab parties as “terror supporters, haters of Israel” and declared that Ra’am and the Joint …
A day after his powerful speech to the Knesset, the Israeli prime minister appeared more conciliatory — while hinting that the country is facing major developments
Netanyahu sought private talks with Palestinian party leader despite public attacks
Netanyahu sought private talks with Palestinian party leader despite public attacks Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 11/11/2026 - 11:17 Mansour Abbas says the prime minister's speech vilifying Palestinian parties put him at risk Caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on during a speech on the opening day of the new Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on 10 November 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off The leader of the United Arab List, Mansour…
What should have been a solemn day for democracy turned into something completely different when Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in the Knesset. For 21 minutes, he spewed galla at the representatives of 21 percent of the Israeli population. But it's new times now. He did not do so without consequences.
Israel: Abbas accuses Netanyahu of campaign of incitement and blood libels against Arabs - The Tribune
Ra’am party leader Mansour Abbas on Wednesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using his position to incite against the Arab community, while claiming that a confidant of the premier recently contacted him to gauge his party's position on a possible coalition to replace the incumbent government.
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