Overview

• Naftali Bennett vowed that no one will be allowed to postpone or disrupt the upcoming elections and said his team is monitoring the issue.
• He stated that any delay requires the support of 80 Knesset members, which he said is not attainable.
• He appealed to senior figures in the security services, police, judiciary and the Central Elections Committee to resist political pressure and uphold the law.
• He alleged ethical decay in governance, citing claims of enemy agents in the Prime Minister’s Office, bribery by ministers and political meddling in appointments.
• Senior ministers including Israel Katz, Eli Cohen, Yoav Kisch, Amichai Chikli and Itamar Ben-Gvir rejected his allegations and said the elections will proceed as scheduled, while Haaretz analysis framed his remarks within broader opposition concerns about democratic norms.