Israeli Elections
The Jewish state risks becoming “the punching bag of all its enemies in the Middle East,” warned Israel’s Settlements and National Missions minister.
“The current situation is absurd,” coalition lawmaker Moshe Solomon told JNS.
“There are more than 1.5 million people who have grown up for generations with hate for Israel and antisemitism,” the Israeli finance minister told JNS.
The prime minister’s Likud Party reportedly tried to persuade MK Zvika Fogel to split from Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit.
The Religious Zionism Party convened to discuss its role in the government.
The increased security surrounding the right-wing Cabinet minister followed a deadly terror shooting near Bezalel Smotrich’s home in Kedumim.
“While our captives endure harsh conditions in underground tunnels, we continue to pamper Gaza with resources,” the Israeli finance minister said.
“Unfortunately, Saturday night protests are not enough,” said Yair Golan, urging Israelis to “tell the government that we will not continue to pay taxes.”
“The [security] ‘conception’ general is going home,” said Religious Zionism Party MK Zvi Sukkot. “Goodbye and see you never.”
Some 60% are unhappy with the government’s handling of the war.
The Labor-Meretz unification is meant to “replace the worst government” in Israel’s history, the party’s new leader claimed.
The U.S. State Department “unequivocally rejects dehumanizing and inflammatory language, regardless of who is targeted by such rhetoric,” a spokesperson said.
