Bezalel Smotrich
The decision was made as a tradeoff for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval to legalize several outposts in Judea and Samaria.
“We are in the middle of a huge job right now to implement a completely new enforcement system in the Civil Administration,” the finance minister said.
Discussions on the war will continue to take place in a small forum, which will include Netanyahu and three other former War Cabinet members.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara have requested more time to study the proposed measures, which include the approval of 10,000 new housing units in Judea and Samaria.
Some families had been waiting for 20 years, despite courts ruling the Palestinian Authority was responsible for their loved ones’ deaths.
“This sends a powerful message to our enemies across the region,” said Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Contrary to the outline presented by Biden, the draft agreement contains no clause requiring Israel to end the fighting, according to sources in Netanyahu’s office.
The key members of Netanyahu’s coalition said that they will not be part of a government that ends the war without defeating Hamas.
“Terrorism must be eradicated everywhere, even if it means Tulkarem will look like Gaza looks today,” says the finance minister, after Palestinian terrorists fire on Bat Hefer from northern Samaria for the second time in days.
The US treasury secretary spoke a day after her Israeli counterpart moved to halt revenue transfers to Ramallah.
Israel’s finance minister is acting in response to Ramallah’s pursuit of unilateral statehood, ICC prosecution.
