Midan Bar, a new member of Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party, interrupted a media interview to call party headquarters for guidance on how to answer a question about potential partnership with the Arab party Ra'am, according to reports. Bar, a reserve lieutenant colonel in the Israeli Air Force, was reportedly heard saying 'Wait, let's stop so they can brief me on what to answer.'
The Zioneer earlier reported (at 01:16 Jerusalem) that Midan Bar, a new member of Yisrael Beiteinu, had interrupted a media interview to call party headquarters for guidance on the Ra'am partnership question. A subsequent report now provides the direct quote: 'Wait, let's stop so they can brief me on what to answer.' Bar, a reserve lieutenant colonel in the Israeli Air Force, was reportedly heard making the comment during the interview. The incident has drawn criticism from political commentators, with some calling it emblematic of disarray in the political left. The Yisrael Beiteinu party has not publicly commented on the episode.
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