Working his audience during a visit to Tel Shilo on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, the site of the Mishkan, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned that if the Blue and White party emerges the victor in the upcoming election for 21st Knesset, and succeeds in assembling a coalition, tens of thousands of Jews will be expelled from their homes in Yehuda and Shomron.

The prime minister was joined by Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, as well as local prominent officials and leaders.

Mr. Netanyahu told his audience that if the Blue and White party comes to power, 80,000 to 90,000 residents of Yehuda and Shomron will be uprooted, as the leaders of that party are of the belief, such a move will bring Arab recognition of the State of Israel.

Mr. Netanyahu stated, “I am very excited to be here. I came here for the first time in 1967, right after the Six Day War, as a young soldier. I remember that during navigational exercises, I went to Tel Shilo to see ancient Shilo, the capital of Israel.

“Here, it has revived. Under the heritage plan, we established here a visitor center so that every Jew and every tourist in Israel can come and see our first capital.

“This is exciting. It attests to our link with the Land of Israel and to the great wonder of the revival of Israel.”

The prime minister also related to recent statements from Benny Gantz, who said if elected, he promises an in-depth probe into Netanyahu receiving money in the submarine deal with Germany. Mr. Netanyahu said, “I did not receive a shekel from the submarine deal”, seeking once again to dispel allegations to the contrary against him. He insists that Gantz and his party are simply trying to win over voters, and their accusations of corruption against him are baseless.

It is added that News13 report last week that the State Comptroller has learned Mr. Netanyahu is a former shareholder in GraphTech Company, which supplied the Thyssenkrupp Company, with the latter being the German company that built the submarines for the Israel Navy. Haaretz then reported that while Mr. Netanyahu first claimed to become a shareholder as a private citizen, the facts now show he acquired his shares in 2007, when serving as Opposition Leader in Knesset.

At a press conference, the leaders of Blue and White allege Netanyahu pocketed NIS 16 million as a result.

Prime Minister Netanyahu visited the museum at the site which exhibits findings from the period when the Mishkan was in Shilo and signed a clay shard from the era “The people of Israel live, also in Shilo.”

Prime Minister Netanyahu, former Gov. Huckabee and Binyamin Regional Council Chairman Gantz also planted trees at the site.

Prior to leaving the Gush Shilo area, Mr. Netanyahu was also menachem aveil at neighboring Yishuv Eli, at the home of the Ettinger family. Rabbi Achiad Ettinger HY”D was murdered in the terrorist attack at Ariel Junction on Sunday, survived by his rebitzen and 12 children.

During the shiva visit, the prime minister said, “The shock is enormous. From what I have heard about Achiad, he was an amazing person, a man of valor with nobility of soul. The pain over your loss is immense; I understand how deep it is. But I want you to know that it is a shock to the heart of the entire people.”

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem/Photo Credit: GPO)