Following Oct. 7, there is consensus in the Jewish state against "a terrorist state in the heart of the country," said the Israeli finance minister. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday warned the Palestinian Authority that the Israel Defense Forces would destroy it “like Hamas” in a potential violent clash over Judea and Samaria.
If Ramallah “raises its head and attempts to harm us,” Israeli forces would not hesitate to “destroy it like Hamas,” said Smotrich, who is also tasked with managing civilian affairs in Judea and Samaria. The Religious Zionism Party leader made his remarks at a joint press conference together with Yesha Council head Israel Ganz, where the two announced their plans for full sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. The council is an umbrella group of local regional councils.
Smotrich noted that, following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas massacre, there is consensus in the Jewish state against “a terrorist state in the heart of the country,” citing the late Foreign Minister Abba Eban’s statement about the nation’s narrow pre-1967 lines being “Auschwitz borders.” (Read More)