Life is hard when you lie and change your story: Eran Swissa’s question to Naftali Bennett—what would he like to delete from the internet—led to an answer that’s perhaps amusing, but actually reflects the reality of a flip-flopper who’s told so many lies he can’t remember what the truth is anymore. Bennett’s sigh before answering underscores the point: he doesn’t regret these lies—he just wants to delete them.
The new clip of Naftali Bennett being interviewed by Eran Swissa at Israel Hayom, where he was asked a simply wonderful question—what would he like to delete from the internet?—produced an even more amusing answer in return. As Bennett sighed, it seemed that with so many versions out there, he doesn’t really remember what he’d want to delete.
As you’ll recall, in the famous Channel 20 interview, he didn’t promise not to sit with Mansour Abbas—he promised not to do a rotation with Lapid. And we know how that ended. The promise not to sit with Mansour Abbas was made elsewhere, and in the end he sat with them.
Life is hard when you say different things in different places: you have to remember too many versions. Notice, Bennett didn’t say he regrets what he did—he only regrets that there’s documentation of his lies.
So Bennett is changing tactics. For example, the current campaign move is to run with Lapid but hide him from all the billboards. Bennett lies like he breathes, and from so many lies he can’t find the truth.
So the obvious question is, if Bennett is so careful not to leave traces, what doesn’t he want the public to check in a year or two? Today’s Bennett: fewer promises, more open-ended answers and room for interpretation.
Whoever votes for Bennett has no idea what they’ll get after the election. And now, when they ask him if he’s willing to sign—he just mumbles confidently.