Political analyst Yaakov Bardugo said Wednesday evening that Ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are behaving "like two children who think they have a toy" in their ongoing public feud, and should focus on winning the election before dividing up portfolios, according to a C14 broadcast.
Political analyst Yaakov Bardugo took aim at the escalating public tensions between National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, calling the bickering childish and strategically misguided.
In remarks broadcast on Channel 14 Wednesday evening, Bardugo said the two coalition members are acting as if the election has already been won. "We need to remind them that first you have to win the election, and only then divide the roles," he asserted. "They are like two children who think they have a toy in their hand."
The comments come amid an unusually sharp and public exchange between the two right-wing ministers over policy and positioning, as Israel heads toward elections. Bardugo is a veteran political commentator with a right-leaning audience; his critiques carry weight within the coalition's base. The analyst has frequently commented on coalition dynamics and US-Israel relations.
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