'He will be the destroyer of the country,' Eyal Megged says against former friend Netanyahu

• Published date: 23 April 2024
• Author: WALLA!
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

"He will be the destroyer of the country since he has no other choice," he wrote. "Netanyahu is captive to the madness of a dictator's grandeur, who sees the country as his private property. He has become so used to ruling that he is not able to put up with a situation where someone else will take his place

"For him, vacating the government is like transferring ownership of property. Bibi is like a jealous husband, who cannot imagine his wife in the arms of another. It is an incurable disorder. Nevertheless, he's a man whom I had considered a friend, and more importantly, a statesman whose main concern is the safety and security of Israel."

Magad also wrote that he felt deeply ashamed that the prime minister has no shame, and even called him a "tyrant."

He also wrote that Netanyahu will pay any price at the expense of the public in Israel, provided that his rule does not fall "and therefore, to the horror of it, there is no chance that the war will end in the foreseeable future. Neither voluntarily nor according to logic. Its continuation forever is the only barrier that will prevent his personal catastrophe.

"The war will end only with the overthrow of Netanyahu, those who are mistaken in the illusion that it is possible to wait for the wheels of democracy in their slow journey towards the change of power - especially those who still adhere to Netanyahu - better disillusion themselves."

"Time and again we witness decisions made not for our benefit, but for Netanyahu's personal benefit in his eyes. But the rate of destruction is fast and predatory, and if we still want our state, we must speed up the move that will prevent this destruction."

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