Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has threatened Palestinians in the West Bank that Israel could turn their cities “into ruins like the Gaza Strip.”
Smotrich’s threat comes as violence from Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank against Palestinians continues to escalate. Since October 7, over 500 Palestinians have been killed in the territory.
In a video posted on May 30, Smotrich addressed his “neighbors beyond the fence” in the West Bank cities of Tulkarem, Nur al-Shams, Shuweika, and Qalqilya.
“We will turn you into ruins like in the Gaza Strip if the terror you are inflicting on the settlements continues. Terrorism against the citizens of Israel must stop,” Smotrich said, according to HuffPost.
Smotrich, leader of the Religious Zionism party, is a settler himself and holds another minister position in the Defense Ministry that gives him the power to expand settlements in the West Bank, essentially making him the occupation governor of the territory.
Smotrich and other members of the Netanyahu government are not shy about their desire to annex the West Bank and push Palestinians out. When the government was first formed in December 2022, the coalition released a statement that said it would prioritize the expansion of West Bank settlements, with annexation being the ultimate goal.
Watch the West Bank. It is the key to the overall war, not Gaza.
Interesting. What do you think will happen in the West Bank?
Timmie, Don Julio, jake,I know you are one and the same and you are hear just to throw word rocks against glass, just to be cute. There may be something salvageable in your soul, but I don't see it. You know full well what he is talking about. Putting it out there like he did, he is saying to the world, f*ck you, you cannot stop us from the "final solution".
First you are an idiot if you think the three of us are the same person. Just stupid.
Second, no I don't know what he is talking about. That is why I ask him to tell me what he thinks is going to happen. Unlike you I am interested in his view.
I'm not interested in your view because anyone who thinks three different commentors are the same just because they agree on certain things, is well stupid.
The thing is, you advocates for the Israeli genocide, all have the same talking points. I'd even go so far as to say you share the same level of empathy as an a.i. bot, its really hard to tell who is a real human and who is computer derived hasbra.
Yes that is the thing, in a nutshell and they know it.
Many of these dogged defenders are no doubt also here to monitor and police the conversation, and report back to their handlers.
Fuck 'em.
I'm a loyal American. I even have been known to defend us abroad.
The people defending Israel's reputations over the free speech rights of US citizens are the one's whose allegiances and priorities are most obviously questionable.
I'm interested in his view too and gald to see you're interested.
Although on the primary topic, Isreal's genocidal assault on Gaza, you are still devil spawn.
I do hear he's a very curious cat };-)>
He doesn't need to threaten that. Everyone knows Israel will do it at some point – except Israel won't be around much longer, so if they want to do it, they better start quick.
How many do they take with them on the way out?
Finally someone who is proposing a solution.
Is that you Adolf? 🤔
"the Religious Zionism party" …What's that? …I didn't make it up or say anything bad! I didn't do it! Dave did!
Israel has already been destroying the West Bank and getting away with it. Every time I hear one of these Ghouls talk, all I can see as a solution, is the complete flattening of the Israeli Settlements and Tel Aviv. The Zionist have one goal, to murder every Palestinian and leave NO trace of their History and the West is helping them. So there needs to be a counter action to save Palestine and the question is, WHO will do it?
A few years ago, Netanyahu held up a map that was absent Palestine. That was the truth. The breakout by Hamas fighters on 7Oct was a godsend for his wishes. The Smash & Kill operation followed. The UNIPARTY of the U.S. of Amnesia si full in on it. Just think, instead of one small base in Israel, we could have several, to patrol the ME, to keep the Arabs in line, plant nukes there. The CIA is going nuts over the prospects. Israel has been called "our little aircraft carrier" not for nothing.
It was Sept. 2023 in the UNGA – I believe he called it Greater Israel, all of Palestine, including the oPt were colored the same color green no borders.
Nice to see the genocidal Zionists are becoming more comfortable saying what they want. Hopefully it quickens their demise.
The new round of mass murder seems to be a response to the ICJ equating Israel with terrorists.
"We'll teach those filthy Anti-Semites to equate us with terrorists, and if they keep it up, they're next, one way or the other. We'll get they're families too!"