Eli Feldstein reveals: The reason why Itamar Ben Gvir was kept out of the cabinet
Netanyahu's former media advisor claims that shortly after the events of October 7, sharp warnings were conveyed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the Minister of National Security - and he decided to act.
Former media advisor Eli Feldstein has stirred up a new political storm following revelations about what took place behind closed doors among the top leadership during the first days of the fighting. Eli Feldstein claims that shortly after the events of October 7, sharp warnings were conveyed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, and the risks involved in including him in sensitive security decision-making.
According to Eli Feldstein, the warnings heard in the office focused on the dangers and risks that the minister brought to the management of the campaign. As a result, he emphasizes, preventive measures were taken:
"It worked partially — he did not enter the narrow cabinet for a very long time."
Eli Feldstein's unusual statement sheds new light on the behind-the-scenes management of the war and the tense relationships within the right-wing coalition during the early days of the fighting. While Minister Itamar Ben Gvir demanded on several occasions to be a full partner in the narrow forums that make strategic decisions, Eli Feldstein's testimony shows that the Prime Minister's office acted actively to exclude him from those sensitive centers of influence.
