Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sparked a social media firestorm Wednesday night after posting about being stuck in traffic during ultra-Orthodox protests—but users quickly caught him in what appeared to be a fabricated timeline.
Bennett, who heads the Yachad party, tweeted at 5:03 PM that he was stuck in traffic with his family for two and a half hours. “Right now, with my family, two and a half hours in traffic. About to go live on Channel B. I have a lot to say to the people of Israel. Listen up,” he wrote on X.
But users were quick to point out that the math didn’t work. The ultra-Orthodox vehicle convoys only started around 4:00 PM—meaning Bennett would have had to be stuck in traffic before the protests even began.
The responses came fast and harsh. Yaki Adamker, a panelist on ‘The Patriots,’ wrote: “Bennett tweeted just an hour after the convoy left the ultra-Orthodox cities around the country. The main thing is two and a half hours in traffic. What an embarrassing man.” Avraham Greenzweig also called out Bennett: “A liar always stays a liar. The vehicle convoys left at 4:00 PM, but you’ve been in traffic since 2:30 PM.”
Another user tweeted: “According to your calculation, you got stuck in traffic before it even formed. A liar stays a liar, at least sync your clock with reality! Torah Lachima also joined in, questioning the timeline: “How two and a half hours in traffic? The demonstrations didn’t start at 3:00 PM.”