Deputy Knesset Speaker Nissim Vaturi launched a scathing attack on Democrats MK Naama Lazimi in an interview on Kol Barama on Thursday, saying that she is “worse than Hamas.”

During the interview, Vaturi referred to the conduct of opposition members in Knesset committees, claiming: “They’re frustrated because they can’t accept four years of this government. Look at Naama Lazimi — when she goes up to the podium she curses everyone and the Prime Minister. She can run for elections….maybe for the leadership of Hamas in Gaza. That’s her character.”

When the radio hosts questioned his comparison of the left-wing MK to a murderous terror organization, Vaturi refused to retract his statement and even escalated further: “Listen to how she talks. Look at what they wish for the Prime Minister. You know what? I don’t see any difference between her and them, I’m sorry. Someone who harms the State of Israel from within is even worse than that. Our enemies are among us, in our soft underbelly, in the Knesset.”

Lazimi responded quickly, placing the blame on the Prime Minister: “Netanyahu and his people have marked a target on my back,” she claimed. “The government of draft‑dodgers and failures is inviting the next political assassination. Our blood will be on their hands…Likud has become a mafia; they have nothing to offer so they turn to incitement and violence.”

Vaturi also addressed the issue of the High Court’s overreach, saying that he fully backs Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s call not to comply with the Court’s ruling ordering a new election for the State Comptroller.

“Of course we must listen to Minister Levin,” Vaturi said. “The High Court harms the state and has become hostile to it. If we listen to them on this matter, we might as well shut down the Knesset, lock the building, and go home.” He added: “My personal opinion is to dissolve the High Court and rebuild it, but if the Prime Minister decides otherwise — I’ll go with Netanyahu.”

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)