Mutual accusations were renewed in Israel between candidates for the parliamentary elections (Knesset) to be held in early November.
Prime Minister Yair Lapid said, on Monday, at a conference organized by the Israeli newspaper "Maariv", that minorities will suffer a sharp decline in their rights if Bezalel Smotrich (leader of the Religious Zionism party), Itamar Ben Gvir (extremist Israeli Knesset member) and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu form a government. coalition together.
Lapid added, "All the change we did in the past year can be erased in one day."
Lapid warned against a government that includes Smotrich and Ben Gvir, saying, "LGBT people can forget their rights."
The order also warned against a government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, "Let us forget about the rights of women and women in high positions, and forget about fighting government corruption if Netanyahu achieves the coalition he wants by 61 votes."
Candidates for the Israeli elections are divided between supporters of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and those opposed to his return to the premiership.
Supporters of the current government, who call themselves the "Change Camp", focus on warning against a right-wing government headed by Netanyahu that includes the two leaders of the "Religious Zionism" party, Ben Gvir and Smotrich.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz also warned at the Maariv conference that the extremist government cannot deal with the challenges facing Israel, referring to the government that Netanyahu intends to form.
"Netanyahu's effort to withdraw from the nuclear agreement harmed the fight against the Iranian nuclear program, and he did so without proper preparation with the security establishment," Gantz said, referring to Netanyahu's pressure on the administration of former US President Donald Trump to urge him to withdraw from the nuclear agreement, which was achieved in 2018. .
Netanyahu had announced at an election rally that Ben Gvir would be a minister in a government he would form after the elections, and Ben Gvir is known for his hard-line positions against the Palestinians.
At the same conference, Israeli Knesset member Ben Gvir attacked Defense Minister Benny Gantz and said, "Gantz is a leftist, and we will not be in a government in which he is a member."
He added, "If a full right-wing government is not formed, I will not be there."
When the extremist MK was asked if Netanyahu was lying, he replied, "I have criticisms of him, I did not have the impression that he is a liar and that he is a deceiver."
Netanyahu faces corruption charges that are being considered by the District Court in East Jerusalem, and seeks to return to power, but the parties against him are making efforts to prevent him from doing so.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place on November 1, the fifth that Israel has run in less than 4 years.