Ben Gvir Accuses Netanyahu of Staging Unity Call to Pressure Feiglin

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Religious Zionism chairman Bezalel Smotrich of staging their public call for a right-wing electoral union to pressure Zehut chairman Moshe Feiglin. The dispute followed reports of advanced talks between Smotrich and Feiglin on a technical bloc, with Netanyahu mediating. Ben Gvir said Netanyahu boycotts events he attends and avoids being photographed with him, then questioned whether the unity appeal was a cynical tactic. Yair Netanyahu denied the allegation, while Likud MK Almog Cohen urged Ben Gvir to stop attacking allies.