The conflict between Netanyahu and Ben Guerre over the Ministry of War escalated

On the eve of the Knesset elections, Benjamin Netanyahu's statements about handing over the Ministries of War and Internal Security to the Likud Party have intensified his public disagreement with Itamar Ben Goyer.

Ambassador Arjan-International Group: Yediot Aharonot newspaper reported that on the eve of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) elections, which are scheduled to be held on October 27, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's statements caused a public dispute with Internal Security Minister Itamar Ben Gower regarding the distribution of ministries.

During his election campaign, Ben Guerre announced that he intended to hand over the Justice Department to Tali Gottloff, the second candidate on the list of his party, Utesme Yehudit (Jewish Power).

But Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his Likud party will be in charge of both war and internal security in the next possible government. This news was announced during an election rally held by Netanyahu on Thursday evening in the city of Acre.

In this gathering, Itamar Ben Gower demanded to be appointed as the Minister of War in exchange for his party's participation in the future government of Israel headed by Netanyahu.

Netanyahu did not directly name Ben Guerr, but stated: "In the next term, the Ministry of Internal Security, War, as well as the Ministry of Education will be in the hands of the Likud."

"We will guarantee the safety and education of every child in Israel, Jewish and non-Jewish," he added, in what appears to be an attempt to attract new segments of the electorate as the election approaches.

He repeated the same statements about the position of the Ministry of War and stated that this position will also be taken over by Likud.

In his remarks, Netanyahu did not address the Justice Ministry, which Ben Guerre requested be headed by Knesset member Talley Gottlief.

According to a statement issued by Ben Goyer and his party 22 months ago, Atsama Yehudit will request that Ben Goyer be appointed as Minister of War and Gottlief as Minister of Justice in the next government. In parallel, this party also presented the general outlines of the program that each of them intends to advance if they receive these two positions.

Also responding to Netanyahu's position, Otsma Yehudit attacked him and argued that keeping key ministries in the hands of Likud shows their intention to exclude Ben Guer from the next coalition.

"The truth has been revealed," the party announced in a press release.

The party added that Netanyahu's comments about keeping the ministries of war, internal security and justice in the hands of Likud "strengthen the conclusion that a decision has been made to remove Minister Ben Guer and the Utsama Yehudith (Jewish Power) party from the coalition, replace them with Gadi Eysenkot and give these posts to the left."

"Instead of taking the seats from me, go and take them from Eysenkot," Ben Goyer told Netanyahu at a conference organized by the Yediot Aharonot newspaper and the Ynet website.

He also accused Netanyahu of planning to form a unity government with Gadi Eisenkot, the former chief of staff of the occupying army, and warned him against doing so.

Addressing Netanyahu, Ben Guer added: "Don't make this mistake. "The camp must remain completely right-wing."

Last month, Ben Guerre announced his intention to apply for the security post and presented a plan that includes encouraging voluntary migration of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, disarming the Palestinian Authority and changing the rules of engagement in the Israeli army.

On the other hand, Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of the Israel Beyten party, on Friday attacked Gadi Eysenkot, the leader of the Yesh Atid party, the leading candidate to form a government from the Zionist opposition bloc, and accused him of seeking to form a coalition with Benjamin Netanyahu and ultra-Orthodox parties.

This came in a lengthy post by Lieberman on Platform X, in which he noted that Eysenkot is "seeking to form a government with Netanyahu, (Yitzhak) Goldknov, (leader of the Torah Jewish Union Party) and Aryeh Deri, (leader of the Shas Party), and has kept the option of a minority government on the table as leverage against Netanyahu."

Lieberman said that the goal of Eysencott's "biggest party" campaign is not to transfer a single vote from the camp of draft dodgers to the camp of those who serve in the military, but to attract votes within the camp itself.

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