Regev: "Netanyahu Embarrasses the Prosecution and the Judicial System"

Minister of Transport Miri Regev, a member of the Security Cabinet, addressed the upcoming elections, the Likud party court's ruling, and the party's political rivals in an interview with Gadi Ness on Radio North 104.5FM on Monday. Regev welcomed the court's decision, which overturned the Likud convention's resolution allowing Knesset members and ministers to run in districts during the primaries. According to her, the ruling proves that Likud is a democratic party with independent institutions.

"It shows that our party is democratic," she said. "They claimed it was a one-man party, but we see a convention, a constitution committee, a court, and movement members who hold real power. A decision was made in court, and one of the three proposals was rejected due to inequality." Regev emphasized that Likud is prepared for the campaign: "Look at the party that is leading and the Prime Minister who is guiding the State of Israel in the face of enormous challenges."

Regev also defended the convention's decision to grant Benjamin Netanyahu eight reserved spots on the party list. She noted that the Likud chairman has the authority to propose candidates, and the decision was approved by the movement's institutions. "It is a decision to refresh the list by combining veterans and new faces. More than 3,000 members came to vote and accepted the Prime Minister's decision. This is democracy at its best," she added.

"The opposition is miserable and helpless"

Later, Regev criticized the chairman of "Yashar!", Gadi Eisenkot, claiming that despite his moderate image, he intends to cooperate with the Democrats party and Ra'am. "There are those who buy into Gadi's nice mask and do not understand that Gadi Eisenkot is left-wing, who will sit with the dangerous Democrats party and with Abbas," she said. Regarding Eisenkot, she added: "I met him in the cabinet and I have great appreciation for him as a bereaved father and as someone I served with for years in the IDF, but in the end, he is part of this conception. All their talk is just hot air."

Regev also addressed the political move of MK Yoav Segalovitz: "He was a fig leaf, saw that he had no place in another party, and went to Ra'am. Their party has no values, no path, and there is only 'not Bibi'. They need to come to the public with something constructive, not return to the conception of October 6."

She sharply attacked the opposition parties, claiming they are struggling to deal with the government's achievements since October 7: "The opposition is so miserable and helpless, seeing our achievements in security and the economy. Who thought that during a war the shekel would strengthen? In what war does the sky remain open and a hundred thousand people fly?"

According to her, Likud will win because the public demands a practical agenda, not personal opposition to Netanyahu. "We will win because there is a sobering up in Israeli society. You cannot come with an agenda of 'only not Bibi'; you need to come with an agenda of action, and they do not have one. In the year they were in power, they caused the greatest damage possible."

"Netanyahu embarrasses the prosecution"

At the end of the interview, Regev addressed Netanyahu's testimony in his trial and attacked the prosecution and the judicial system.

"I am with the Prime Minister in cabinet meetings until three in the morning, and the next day he arrives at court sharp as a razor," she said. "He answers them, embarrasses them, and shows that everything they did to him is a fabrication of cases. He shames the prosecution and the judicial system." According to her, the public should be able to trust the judicial system to put personal positions aside and act in the name of justice. "Where is all this? Nothing and nothing at all," she concluded.