During a late-night Knesset session, MK Gilad Kariv (Labor) confronted Prime Minister Netanyahu over public praise for his weight loss after October 7, according to the report. Kariv demanded: 'Should we applaud you for losing weight after October 7?' The exchange, reported by The Zioneer, reflects ongoing political tensions in the Knesset.
The Zioneer reports a verbal confrontation in the Knesset early Thursday morning. MK Gilad Kariv (Labor) directly challenged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a session, criticizing public discourse praising Netanyahu's personal weight loss since the October 7, 2023 attacks. Kariv is quoted as saying: 'Should we applaud you for losing weight after October 7?' The incident, confirmed by a single report from The Zioneer's own desk, underscores the sharp political divisions still simmering in Israel nearly three years after the October 7 events. No further context from Knesset records or other media was available at this time.
- StrongMK Gilad Kariv tells Netanyahu: 'Thank you for 46 hostages who died because of you?'
- DevelopingNetanyahu jokes he lost weight when asked how he changed since October 7
- DevelopingReserve officer Tal Gilboa attacks MK Cohen over response to Netanyahu weight joke
- DevelopingLapid slams Netanyahu, saying he 'collapsed at the moment of truth'
Source and signal
A single-sourced dispatch is never rated Confirmed or Strong. Its Signal strengthens only when a second, independent source corroborates it.
- Internal intake