Finance Minister Slams Justice for Alleged Terrorist Sympathizer Stance
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- Finance Minister Smotrich criticized Justice Amit over a terror sympathizer's candidacy.
- Smotrich accused the justice of protecting anti-Zionist terror supporters.
- He contrasted the current case with a past disqualification.
- Smotrich claimed public opinion supports removing terror supporters.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich issued a sharp response against Justice Yitzhak Amit, following Amit's alleged recusal from disqualifying a candidate described as a supporter of armed struggle against Israel and responsible for atrocities. Smotrich stated that Justice Amit is unwilling or unable to issue a clear ruling that such terror supporters are unfit to run for the Knesset, instead opting to ask the candidate to withdraw.
Smotrich contrasted this with the past disqualification of Michael Ben-Ari, noting that Ben-Ari was not offered the option to disqualify himself to avoid a ruling.
Smotrich asserted that the majority of the Israeli public condemns this conduct and demands that terror supporters be removed from the Knesset and the country's borders.
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