MK Ahmad Tibi Reveals Text Messages from Netanyahu Associate Live on Air

MK Ahmad Tibi (Hadash-Ta'al) revealed live on television text messages he stated he received from Nathan Eshel, a close associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former chief of staff. According to Tibi, the messages were sent during the critical campaign period leading up to the election.

Addressing the prime minister directly during the broadcast, Tibi stated: "You sent your personal assistant to me on October 20, a week before the elections, and again on October 21, as well as at 11:30 PM after the election results were published." Tibi claimed that Netanyahu was deeply concerned about potential legislation regarding indicted public figures and sought to dissuade Arab factions from supporting it.

When pressed during the interview, Tibi turned his mobile screen toward the camera to display the correspondence, remarking that he was doing something he had never done before. He asserted that the outreach on election night was an attempt by the premier's camp to deter Arab lawmakers from joining forces with political rivals such as Gadi Eisenkot.

Tibi further recounted that a cabinet minister approached him behind the Knesset plenum just days prior, warning him not to trust political opponents. Tibi responded that his objective remains removing the current administration from power, while sharply criticizing the government's rhetoric regarding minority citizens and the leadership of the Shin Bet.