Baruch Marzel attacks Ben-Gvir, Netanyahu: 'Weaker than Lapid and Bennett'

• Published date: 27 January 2023

"We have been doing this for two months every Thursday, but yesterday the government folded to Hamas and prevented it. This week Hamas called on the young people to stop it and the government folded following the arrival of some worshipers."

Marzel arrived at the scene with other right-wing activists holding the flags of Otzma Yehudit, the party founded by Marzel, which is currently headed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir since Marzel himself was disqualified from running in the last elections.

On Thursday, Netanyahu held a security situation assessment with senior security officials following the clashes throughout the West Bank in response to an operation by the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet in the refugee camp in Jenin, during which ten Palestinians were shot dead.

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According to sources privy to the details of the conversation, Ben-Gvir asked not to prevent the right-wing activists from marching, but Netanyahu decided not to allow steps that could lead to escalation.

Marzel criticized his old friend, and on Thursday some...