Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich responded to a warning by US President-elect Donald Trump that the hostages must be returned to Israel by Inauguration Day.
"Thank you very much, Mr. President-elect!" he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "How refreshing it is to hear clear and morally sound statements that do not create a false equivalence or call for addressing 'both sides,' but rather clarify who are the good and who are the bad, where the light is and where the darkness lies."
"This is the way to bring back the hostages: by increasing the pressure and the costs for Hamas and its supporters, and defeating them, rather than, giving in to their absurd demands. "Thank you. @realDonaldTrump" (Read More)