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Finance Minister Smotrich Supports Demolition of Palestinian Monuments by IDF
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 40 minutes ago
What happened
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich backed his party colleague Tzvi Sukkot's destruction of a Palestinian monument and called for the IDF to demolish similar sites in the West Bank, dismissing criticism from the IDF and opposition.
- 01Bezalel Smotrich supports IDF demolishing Palestinian 'terror monuments' in Judea and Samaria.
- 02Tzvi Sukkot was filmed destroying a monument in a Palestinian village.
- 03IDF spokesperson accused Sukkot of lying and manipulating security forces.
- 04Smotrich ignored IDF accusations and criticized left-wing opposition for condemning Sukkot instead of terrorism.
- 05Smotrich emphasized demolitions should be carried out only by the IDF.
- 06The controversy highlights tensions over Israeli actions in the West Bank.
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