Netanyahu refuses to leave prime minister's official residence

[George II]

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to leave the post holder's official residence in Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday. According to his office, the leader of the opposition will not vacate the property for several weeks.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is reported to be indifferent to the situation. This suggests that he is making an effort not to antagonise his predecessor and former mentor.

"Netanyahu is still using the PM's residence on Balfour Street as if he hasn't been voted out of office, exploiting the lack of clear rules of transition," reported diplomatic correspondent Tal Schneider. "He is doing more than sleeping and eating at the residence; he is hosting prominent guests." She cited the reception of former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley and Christians United for Israel founder John Hagee.

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Critics have accused Netanyahu of conflating the state's needs with his own. "Now it seems that as far as he is concerned, Bennett is just a guest in the PM's office, and the new coalition will collapse and Netanyahu will be back in power," said Schneider. "Given that premise, why bother packing his bags?"

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/middle-east-monitor/

donnie trained him well. What's up with all these right wing morons?

[area51]

1. I'll bet Trump is green with envy.

[CanonRay]

2. Who does he remind you of?

Same narcissistic personality.

[Takket]

3. so I guess the USA isn't the only country who's elections Nikki Haley is actively trying to

overthrow.

Everyone in the media should be asking her why she was there with him when he's been voted out of office, and whether that shows a lack of respect for Israel's free and fair election system.

What a bottomless sack of shit she is.

[mwooldri]

4. This happened last time too.

Netanyahu took five weeks to move out last time he was ousted as PM.

[zuul]

5. Shut off the electricity and internet.

That’ll get his corrupt ass out of there.

[Rustyeye77]

6. Dumb

[Boomerproud]

7. Who is funding all these meetings and traveling?

For Haley and Hagee.

[malaise]

8. Drag him out in handcuffs

That is all

[no_hypocrisy]

9. As long as he's paying rent and utilities, etc.,

let him have a month before eviction.

[uponit7771]

10. "...will not vacate the property for several weeks...." He'll get out soon

[moondust]

11. "conflating the state's needs with his own"

Looks like a global pandemic of wannabe dictators for life.