“Vote for me” … Netanyahu addresses the Arabs of Israel and can nominate one of them for the Knesset!

Likud party sources reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to include an Israeli Arab citizen, “48 Arabs”, on the party’s list of Knesset candidates to be later appointed minister, in the first such step in the party’s history.

According to what “Russia Today” reported from the Hebrew media, this came, according to sources, in secret talks by Netanyahu, amid Likud’s efforts to mobilize Arab votes for the snap elections scheduled for next March.

In recent days, Netanyahu made two visits to two Arab cities to inspect conditions there. However, political observers believe that Netanyahu’s two visits to Al-Tire and Umm al-Fahm had a purely electoral flavor.

Speaking to the media in the central Israeli city of Umm al-Fahm, Netanyahu said: “In recent years, I have awarded 15 billion shekels (about $ 4.7 billion) to Arab cities in Israel to fill in the gaps, just as I inaugurated nine police stations in Arab cities of Order to fight crime. “

In response to a question as to whether he is doing so motivated by the upcoming elections, Netanyahu said: “Look how Arabs and Jews hug each other in Dubai and Bahrain, so why don’t Arabs hug each other here in Israel? I am not against Arab citizens, but I am against Arab parties that do not recognize Zionism and the State of Israel. “.

Netanyahu continued: “I have brought Israel four peace accords with Arab countries, so why don’t we make peace here between ourselves, Arab citizens and Jews of Israel, why shouldn’t the Arabs be part of the ruling authority here? Why should you vote for extremist parties that don’t work for you? Vote for me. “

On the other hand, opponents of Netanyahu launched a strong attack against him, considering the closeness to the Arab public. Gideon Sa’ar, a Netanyahu competitor who split from the Likud party, said last night: “After years of inaction and inaction, the prime minister recalls tonight his talk about creating a plan to eliminate crime in the Arab community. , and it is unfortunate that the issue has not been concerned with him until today and his government has avoided it. Some time ago, I introduced a bill to establish a minimum penalty for anyone caught in possession of a weapon without a license.

It appears that Netanyahu’s need to win the Arab voice is becoming more urgent with the emergence of more opposition to him in the Israeli political arena in anticipation of the upcoming elections, in addition to the continued protests on the Jewish street against his rule.

Last night, Saturday, police arrested 8 of the hundreds of people who demonstrated in front of Netanyahu’s house on Balfour Street in Jerusalem, in the 28th week of protests calling for Netanyahu’s resignation in the context of the allegations. that he mismanaged the Corona virus pandemic and accused him in 4 cases of corruption.