<p class="content-excerpt">In response, Ben-Gvir reportedly said that Netanyahu 'must understand he isn’t in the opposition'</p> <div class="components"> <p>Reports emerged on Saturday of Israel's prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu slamming far-right Jewish Power leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, saying that he "needs to calm down."</p> <p><em>Channel 12</em>&nbsp;reported that during "closed conversations” -&nbsp; which usually refers to statements given unofficially – Netanyahu said that Ben-Gvir "needs to internalize" his role as public security minister, adding: "He can’t express himself like an opposition lawmaker."&nbsp;</p> <div class="taboola-wrapper"> <div class=" trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_ab_mid-article-thumbnails_abp-mode "></div> </div> <p>The network reported that Ben-Gvir was also heard in similar closed conversations saying that he "greatly appreciates Netanyahu" but that the Likud leader "must understand he isn’t in the opposition. He is the head of a fully right-wing government.”</p> </div>