Lapid, Gantz slam Ben Gvir for his comments on Biden: ‘Harming war effort’

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid and Minister Benny Gantz slam National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir for his comments against US President Joe Biden to the Wall Street Journal.

“The interview Ben Gvir gave to the Wall Street Journal is direct damage to Israel’s international standing, direct damage to the war effort, harms the security of Israel and mostly proves that he doesn’t understand anything in foreign diplomacy,” tweets Lapid, The Times of Israel reports.

“But Netanyahu has no control over the extremists in his government.”

Gantz writes on X that “disagreements are permissible, even with our biggest and most important ally, but it should come in the relevant forums and not in irresponsible comments in the media, which harm the strategic interests of the State of Israel, the security of the country and the war efforts at this time.”

Gantz adds that “the prime minister should call the national security minister to order, who instead of dealing with domestic security issues is causing enormous damage to the foreign relations of Israel.”