Yair Ansbacher, a right-wing activist and former Netanyahu supporter, announced he is backing Naftali Bennett for prime minister, accusing Netanyahu of bringing the October 7 attack and neglecting national security for nearly two decades, according to reports.
Yair Ansbacher, who described himself as a right-wing man, a fighter, and a former 'Bibist,' publicly switched his support from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. In a statement, Ansbacher said Netanyahu 'brought the October 7 disaster and neglected every dimension of our national security for nearly 20 years' and accused him of misleading the Israeli public throughout the war. Ansbacher further alleged that Likud and Netanyahu are 'blackening Bennett and trying to scare the Israeli public from change.' Bennett has been positioning for a political return amid a shifting opposition landscape, as The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks.
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