Ex-Con Deri Criticizes Ben Gvir for bringing a bill that the banning the Antisemetic Red Cross from Visiting Arab murderers in prison

If Deri told me it was “night outside,” I’d step out and check for myself. Just read his latest statement claiming he “supports the bill.” It’s laughable. Deri couldn’t care less about the Red Cross bill — his only goal is to keep an entire segment of Israeli society out of the army.

And now the Charedim have launched a coordinated attack on Ben Gvir. This week, AMI’s resident “Willing Executioner,” Yossi Krausz, published a five‑page hit piece on him, complete with an unflattering photo designed to make Ben Gvir look like a madman.

I’m not pretending Ben Gvir is perfect — he has his issues. But I’ve never seen Krausz criticize the outrageous statements of Lapid, Ehud Olmert, or Ehud Barak, who regularly help foreign journalists poison global opinion and fuel anti‑Israel sentiment. That silence speaks volumes.

The real reason Charedim are attacking Ben Gvir is panic. Otzma Yehudit currently holds six seats, and recent polls show him rising to nine. Those extra seats are coming from Charedim who are fed up with the narrow, self‑serving agendas of Charedi leadership that are paralyzing Israel.

They’re terrified because Ben Gvir is a shomer Torah u’mitzvos who follows his own rabbanim — and every seat he gains chips away at traditional Charedi influence in the Knesset.

And that’s why they brought in Yossi Krausz from AMI: the new Anglo olim are voting for Ben Gvir. In the last two national elections, Beit Shemesh voted overwhelmingly for him. The Charedim see the dam cracking, and they’re desperately trying to plug the leak.

They hate Smotrich as well, but Smotrich barely passes the threshold in the next election, so he is not an immediate threat, but should he win multiple seats, that would mean two frum parties in the Knesset wielding enormous power and the chardeim will do everything to put breaks on that! 

The Shas faction is sharply criticizing Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, claiming he brought the bill to block Red Cross visits to Nukhba terrorists to a vote on Monday evening in violation of prior agreements. The bill was defeated after failing to secure a majority.

"Shas fully supports the bill to block Red Cross visits to Nukhba terrorists. We suggested to Minister Ben Gvir that the bill be brought forward on Wednesday so that we could vote in favor immediately following the passage of the Basic Law: Torah Study, as agreed upon with the Coalition Chairman. Regrettably, Ben Gvir insisted on bringing it to the floor today. It appears that pulling a political stunt is more important to him than actually passing this vital legislation," 

Shas said in a statement.

Ben Gvir reacted with fury to the allegations against him: 

"The bill to prevent Red Cross visits to imprisoned terrorists is coming to a vote today after Shas requested to delay it last week. Contrary to Shas’s claims, the bill cannot be brought to a vote on Wednesday due to opposition from the minority bloc - meaning it would subsequently become irrelevant."

"Regrettably, Shas is choosing to compromise Israel's security and allow an antisemitic organization to visit Nukhba terrorists, spreading a 'Sde Teiman-style' blood libel against our heroic prison guards and the State of Israel. It seems the Deri-Tibi deal is back in full force. A complete disgrace,"