Published: 13 October 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
TRANSPORT MINISTER MIRI REGEV exploded at an Israeli Channel 12 talk show host and retired soccer star on Friday, telling him he will “never be the coach of Israel’s national team” if he does not apologise to her Likud party for calling it a “criminal organisation”.
Regev appeared on the popular Hebrew-language talk show “Ofira and Berkovic,” hosted by TV personalities Berkovic and Ofira Assayag, to discuss the coronavirus crisis.
Regev’s defence of the government’s response quickly became heated, including her defence of Likud Minister Gila Gamliel and the prime minister’s wife, Sara Netanyahu, who are both accused of breaching lockdown restrictions.
After Berkovic said “the people are suffering” due to the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout, the conversation devolved into a shout-fest centered on the “criminal organization” comments Berkovic made to Likud MK Miki Zohar last week.
Regev and Zohar are considered close allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who leads the Likud party, and is under indictment for corruption charges. Regev previously served as the Minister of Culture and Sport.
FULL STORY Regev to ex-soccer star: Apologise to Likud or you’ll never be national coach (Times of Israel)
Photo: Eyal Berkovic interviews Miri Regev on TV (screen capture)
