Smotrich says he ‘won’t let’ Palestinian citizens celebrate election gains
Smotrich says he ‘won’t let’ Palestinian citizens celebrate election gains Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said his party “won’t let” Palestinian citizens of Israel celebrate after exit polls projected major gains for Palestinian-led parties, Haaretz reported. “I can see on some of the screens that the Arabs are celebrating tonight. So I’m telling you and them: We won’t…
Religious Zionism party leader Bezalel Smotrich has vowed his party "won’t let" Palestinian citizens of Israel celebrate election gains, according to Haaretz. Smotrich made the statement at an event hosted by his party as exit polls indicated Palestinian-led parties, the Joint List and the United Arab List, could gain up to 16-18 seats in the Knesset, a significant increase from their 10 seats in the previous term.
Smotrich also warned these parties would not be able to halt the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, stating, "They think they’ll be able to reverse the settlement revolution in Judea and Samaria, and I’m telling them they won’t succeed." He further expressed that, contrary to expectations, Jewish settlements would be established in Gaza.
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