MK Yoav Ben Tzur launched a sharp attack Monday on Naftali Bennett, arguing that Bennett’s newly formed political partnership with Yesh Atid leader MK Yair Lapid is unlikely to succeed and will ultimately lose significant support at the polls.

Speaking in an interview with Kol Berama Radio, Ben Tzur dismissed Bennett’s political standing, saying, “Bennett has no voter base – he’s neither right nor left, has no stance on core issues, is not security-minded, and does not understand economics or welfare,” Ben Tzur said in an interview with Kol Berama Radio.

He went on to argue that Bennett’s early momentum in surveys has historically faded, adding, “Throughout the years, Bennett starts with a big bang in the polls, with around twenty seats, and then drops to below double digits. Throughout his entire political career, he crossed into double digits only once, and that was when he was first starting out. He is not a gifted or talented politician, and he has not a single achievement to his name.”

Reviewing Bennett’s political trajectory, Ben Tzur pointed to what he described as a pattern of inconsistency, stating, “He hasn’t stopped zigzagging. In 2013 he ran with Jewish Home. In 2015 he got 8 seats. In 2019 he led the New Right, which didn’t pass the threshold. Then he ran with Yamina and got seven [seats]. In the 25th Knesset elections he fled in shame and didn’t run. Now, in this ‘Beyachad’ list, polls give him over twenty seats?”

He further accused Bennett of repeatedly shifting allegiances and abandoning his principles, concluding, “He didn’t just change his positions over the years – he switched [between] five parties, replaced all his partners, and sold all his values. I don’t want to attack him personally, but would you make a deal with someone like that? Can an unstable person run a country?”

{Matzav.com}