Eisenkot criticized from within the camp: "He lacks government experience - this is not the army"

The situation of the 'Bechad' party in the polls has not been looking bright lately. Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid are dropping in the number of mandates, and it seems that quite a few of the current 'Yesh Atid' MKs will find themselves outside the next Knesset.

MK Ram Ben-Barak ('Bechad') spoke with Anat Davidov and Nissim Mishal on their program on 103fm radio, gave his perspective regarding the party's situation in the polls, did not express concern regarding his place, and also addressed the political intentions and ambitions of Gadi Eisenkot and Yoav Segalovitz.

MK Ben-Barak expressed confidence that he will be present in the next Knesset as well. "I am not worried at all about this issue. I was not born to be an MK or a minister. My goal is to replace this bad government," emphasized Ben-Barak. "I am convinced that I will be in a high place on the list. Are you excited by every list that is published? He tells us 'Guys, don't be worried - put your worries aside'. I am in a high place in the party thanks to actions," he noted.

"The public is so fed up with what it sees and it wants the opposite - that is Eisenkot"

Regarding the future of the 'Bechad' party and the attempt to improve the shaky situation, he said: "The polls are not encouraging and we need to work hard. I hope we will turn the trend around. We need to explain to the Israeli public that the matter of parliamentary experience, experience in government ministries is critical in this thing. I think the excellent MKs of 'Yesh Atid' bring this to the arena, we are working hard to change this and I hope we will succeed. I will be surprised if I am not in the next term, but that will not happen."

Afterwards, he addressed the rise of Gadi Eisenkot and clarified one key point that he claims he is still missing: "I think that what Gadi Eisenkot presents, who is also my friend, is 180 degrees from Netanyahu. The public is so fed up with what it sees and it wants the opposite to this matter. We have not yet managed to convince that what is important now is the matter of experience."

He further added: "What Eisenkot lacks is experience in government work, this is not the army, Bennett has it, the 'Yesh Atid' MKs have it. I am sure that we will rise in the polls and in the end we will also form the government. I think that after 7 years that I have been in politics, people understand that I am not leaving and I am not constantly looking for where is best for me and going there. Eisenkot and I talk and he knows that this is not relevant."

"Yoav Segalovitz is making a move he believes in - I don't know how it will end"

Later, he discussed the possibility that MK Yoav Segalovitz from 'Yesh Atid' will leave the party in favor of Ra'am: "I speak in the language of someone who accepts Israel as a Jewish, democratic, and egalitarian state. Whoever accepts these clauses is worthy in my view. There are very many unworthy people who are in the coalition, there are very many unworthy people who are in the opposition."

"Judge a person by his words and actions. If he says he lives in a Jewish state, then in my eyes, whoever says these things and acts according to them is worthy of being in the government. Ahmad Tibi, who wants this to be a 'state of all its citizens', is unworthy, period. Ben Gvir the fascist who says that this does not necessarily have to be a democratic state and there is a superior race and an inferior race - is unworthy. That is how things are judged, and not whether it is Arab or Jewish," added Ben-Barak.

Finally, he emphasized: "Yoav Segalovitz is a brave man, one of our senior members, he is making a move he believes in. I don't know how it will end, I cannot bet, but he is definitely a brave man and I think this is the right thing. One should not disqualify people according to their religion or their nationality. One should judge people according to their actions."