Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to accept next week’s election results, even if he loses.
“Of course I’ll accept the results. What can I do, cry?” he told Army Radio, ahead of the country’s fourth national vote in two years on Tuesday.
His comment came a day after Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman claimed without evidence that Netanyahu was planning a riot similar to the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol carried out by supporters of former president Donald Trump who refused to accept his election loss.
Liberman, a bitter opponent of Netanyahu, did not provide any proof for the allegation, which was made in an interview with Channel 12. The accusation came after Likud supporters twice attacked activists from rival parties in recent weeks.
