Israeli Official Incitement: August 2025

 

I. Against the Palestinian People/ Endorsing Genocide and Forcible Transfer of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip

 

Itamar Ben Gvir, National Security Minister, Chairman of Jewish Power Party

"I read this morning that all sorts of ‘senior officials’ in the authority didn't really like what I said to the arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti[1], may his name be erased. So I will repeat it again and again without apologizing - anyone who messes with the people of Israel, anyone who murders our children, anyone who murders our women, we will wipe them out. With God's help." –X Platform, 15 August

Itamar Ben Gvir, National Security Minister, Chairman of Jewish Power Party

"The PM has no mandate for a partial deal. The people of Israel want a victory that includes conquest and encourages emigration.[2]" –X Platform, 19 August

Avigdor Lieberman, MK, Head of Yisrael Beiteinu Party

"Netanyahu apologized for the operation at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis[3]. What is there to apologize for? The only ones to blame are Hamas, who use patients and doctors as human shields. Terrorists are stationed inside hospitals, and the IDF[4] must protect its soldiers. Instead of apologizing, Israel should blame Hamas and condemn the world that allows this."

–X Platform, 26 August

Moshe Saada, MK Likud Party[5]

"’House of Horrors’ run by Hamas murderers where they find refuge and install tracking devices on it to harm IDF soldiers is not a hospital but a shelter for terrorists. ‘Journalists’ who documented with joyful cheers the kidnapping of Israelis returning the bodies of children are not journalists but some of them are terrorists in disguise. And whoever is to blame for their deaths - it is Hamas, period. The time has come to execute the order to annihilate the terrorist organization Hamas. Without stopping, without hesitation, and without yielding to Hamas's attempts to stall - until its final destruction and the return of all the hostages!"

–X Platform, 25 August

Danny Danon, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN

"The real hunger that exists in Gaza now is the hunger of our hostages. The chilling testimony of Eli Sharabi, a survivor of captivity, was heard at the UN. Even when the evidence is laid before all eyes, there are those here who continue with the campaign of lies." [6]

–X Platform, 1 August

Itamar Ben Gvir, National Security Minister, Chairman of Jewish Power Party

"(…) I say precisely from here, from the Temple Mount[7], in the place where we have proven that sovereignty and governance are possible – precisely from here, a message must be sent: to ensure that we conquer all of the Gaza Strip, declare sovereignty over the entire Gaza Strip, take down every Hamas member, and encourage voluntary migration. Only this way will we bring back the hostages and win the war." –X Platform, 3 August

Yitzik Kroizer, MK, Jewish Power Party

"Stop the aid[8] until the last of the hostages is returned." –X Platform, 4 August

 

Ariel Kallner, MK, Likud Party

"Prime Minister, give the order! The dead and wounded in Gaza today are the result of the expulsion.[9] Give the order to charge and triumph, for the sake of future generations and the future of Israel!" –X Platform, 5 August

Ariel Kallner, MK, Likud Party

"It is essential to mention that there are also consequences to not conquering Gaza, and it is worth discussing this as well: October 7, with all the costs in blood, hostages, money, and international relations. It seems among us are those who would prefer ten more days like October 7, as long as we do not win the war and conquer Gaza.(…)." –X Platform, 5 August

Tzvi Succot, MK, Religious Zionism Party

"We’ve been saying this for 20 years, if we don’t conquer Gaza, Gaza will conquer us."

–X Platform, 7 August

Danny Danon, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN

"A terrorist with a camera is still a terrorist! I commend the security forces who eliminated the terrorist Anas Jamal Mahmoud Al-Sharif[10], who operated under the guise of a journalist at Al Jazeera." –X Platform, 11 August

Ariel Kallner, MK, Likud Party

"Joyful news that once again clarifies how much Al Jazeera is a tool of warfare for the enemy, this ‘journalist’[11] took care to poison the hearts of millions with Nazi propaganda. My proposed law to stop Al Jazeera's broadcasts is self-evident to anyone who understands who the enemy is, what its goals are, and what its weapons of war are." –X Platform, 10 August

Tzvi Succot, MK, Religious Zionism Party[12]

"We must continue the war to reach a surrender deal. Are we certain we will succeed? No. Conquering the city of Gaza is an important step aimed at destroying Hamas and not returning to the Witkoff outline[13]." –X Platform, 21 August

Benyamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister, Likud Party

"We are not going to occupy Gaza. We are going to free Gaza from Hamas. Gaza will be demilitarized, and a peaceful civilian administration will be established, one that is not the Palestinian Authority, not Hamas, and not any other terrorist organization. This will help free our hostages and ensure Gaza does not pose a threat to Israel in the future."

–X Platform, 8 August

Yulia Malinovsky, MK, Yisrael Beiteinu Party

"At a good and auspicious hour, they came to their senses, and the army raided the money changers in Ramallah and confiscated all their cash[14]. As I have been saying for many months, the money that flows from Judea and Samaria[15] to the Gaza Strip is what sustains Hamas. The State of Israel must sever the connection between Judea and Samaria and Gaza, especially the economic link. On the other hand, in the Gaza Strip, there are about twenty money changers known to everyone involved in the matter, who are part of Hamas's economic engine, charging a commission of between 40 to 50 percent for converting electronic money to cash. This is a positive step in the hope of dismantling the economic infrastructure of the terror apparatus. The question is, why only now?" –X Platform, 26 August

Limor Sonhrmelh, MK, Jewish Power[16]

"(...) The war over the Land of Israel takes place every day in the grazing lands of Judea and Samaria, where young soldiers serve without uniforms and without weapons. This morning, an assassination attempt on a shepherd near Malachei HaShalom[17] ended in a miracle! I call on the defense establishment to act decisively against the cursed terrorists[18] who try to harm the best of our sons, and to create defense and protection plans for the pioneering youths against the rioters." –X Platform, 21 August

Yulia Malinovsky, MK, Yisrael Beiteinu Party

"Everything happening behind the scenes regarding the prosecution of Nuchba terrorists[19]. I passed the law revoking benefits from terrorists, preventing medical treatments for terrorists in public hospitals, and banning ‘humanitarian’ aid from reaching Hamas."

–X Platform, August 26

II. Against President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Leadership

 

Gideon Sa’ar, Foreign Minister, Head of the New Hope Party[20]

"Your unbalanced blind support of the Palestinians serves only the interests of the terrorists, not dialogue, not peace. You consistently ignore the facts: The ‘pay for slay’ laws in the PA[21] rewarding terrorists and their families for terror, the terrible incitement in their schools and textbooks, their support of terror. None of it has changed, speaking of ‘commitments’. Therefore your support for a Palestinian State is clearly a support of a terror state, a basis for further attacks on Israel and October 7 like atrocities. Instead of rushing into commenting on the US decision, preaching to them, you should better address and take into serious consideration the very accurate American criticism of the Palestinian Authority, which is in clear breach of its own agreements with Israel, pursuing ‘recognition’ and legal warfare against Israel. This is what undermines the chances for a future dialogue!"

–X Platform, 30 August

Itamar Ben Gvir, National Security Minister, Chairman of Jewish Power Party

"I will appeal to the Prime Minister with a request to bring immediate operative measures to the next cabinet meeting to dismantle the Palestinian Authority[22]. This must be the response to the terrorist Abu Mazen's[23] fantasies of a ‘Palestinian state.’ Crushing the terror authority he heads." –X Platform, 10 August

III. Against the Indigenous Palestinian Citizens of Israel

Itamar Ben Gvir, National Security Minister, Chairman of Jewish Power Party[24]

"Our response must be to prosecute, revoke citizenship, and encourage migration. Not voluntarily." –X Platform, 11 August

Limor Sonhrmelh, MK, Jewish Power

"I was thrilled to see that my law, which aims to prevent the incitement of terror cells in academia, having passed its second and third readings in the committee, is beginning to show its impact. I commend Ben-Gurion University for its proper conduct and for setting a strict standard against those who incite terrorism. Immense thanks to the student organization ‘Im Tirtzu’[25] for leading the persistent and lengthy struggle to enact the law and eradicate the dangerous phenomenon of supporting terrorism within the framework of academia." –X Platform, 15 August

IV. Against UN /Foreign Aid Organizations

 

Danny Danon, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN

"Today, I received an unusual letter from the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, spreading a serious accusation against the State of Israel ‘regarding sexual violence against Palestinian detainees.’ The Secretary-General has once again chosen to adopt baseless accusations, relying on biased publications. The UN should focus on the shocking war crimes of Hamas and the immediate release of all hostages. Israel will not be deterred from defending its citizens and will continue to act in accordance with international law."

–X Platform, 12 August

Danny Danon, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN[26]

"Even as hundreds of trucks enter the Gaza Strip every day and aid centers distribute millions of food portions[27], the UN continues its industry of lies. This is yet another cynical attempt to change the criteria to attack Israel. The only hunger in Gaza now is that of the hostages in Hamas tunnels." –X Platform, 21 August

Danny Danon, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN[28]

"Israel condemns the cynical exploitation of the symbols of humanitarian aid organizations by terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Hamas terrorists operated under the symbol of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) organization to disguise terrorist activity. The IDF acted to neutralize a real threat while protecting civilians as much as possible." –X Platform, 13 August

Danny Danon, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN[29]

"You forgot, as usual, the hostages. You also forgot the fact that Israel allows hundreds of aid trucks to enter Gaza every day—enough with the lies, enough with the incitement and the shameful comparisons. Everyone already knows who you are and how irrelevant the organization you represent is. You will continue to incite and collaborate with terrorists – and we will continue to collaborate with organizations that are truly engaged in aid and not in incitement."  – X Platform, 25 August

Gideon Sa’ar, Foreign Minister, Head of the New Hope Party

"I commend @SecRubio[30] for again standing on the side of truth and justice and imposing sanctions against judges of the so-called ‘International Criminal Court’. This body undermines international law in its zest to harm Americans, Israelis and international law principles. Thank you for holding them accountable!" X Platform, 20 August

V. Additional Examples

 

Bezalel Smotrich, Finance Minister, Chairman of Religious Zionism Party

"Anyone in the world who tries to recognize a Palestinian state today will receive an answer from us on the ground. Not in documents, not in decisions or declarations – but in facts. In the facts of homes, neighborhoods, roads and Jewish families building a life. They will talk about a Palestinian dream – and we will continue to build a Jewish reality. This reality is finally burying the idea of ​​a Palestinian state, because there is nothing to recognize and no one to recognize. I call from here on this important day to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the time has come to apply Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, to put the idea of ​​dividing the land on the back burner forever, and to ensure that by September, the hypocritical leaders in Europe will have nothing to recognize(…)"

"(…) the E1 plan is underway! For two decades, we have been told ‘soon,’ ‘it’s on the way, ‘right after the elections.’ Today, finally, we are fulfilling the promise and connecting Ma’ale Adumim to Jerusalem in a strategic, security, and demographic connection that ensures our united capital for generations to come.

First and foremost, I want to thank President Trump and his team and Ambassador Huckabee “(…) A voice that understands that a Palestinian state would endanger the existence of Israel and that it is forbidden in any way to endanger the existence of Israel, the one and only Jewish state in the world that has survived 2,000 years of exile, wandering, and persecution experienced by the Jewish people. A voice that understands that Judea and Samaria are an inseparable part of our land, the one that the Holy One, blessed be He, promised to our father Abraham and gave to us thousands of years ago (…)" –X Platform, 14 August

Gideon Sa’ar, Foreign Minister, Head of the New Hope Party

"A Palestinian state? We already tried it in Gaza. It failed. That would be suicidal for Israel!"

–X Platform, 14 August

Gideon Sa’ar, Foreign Minister, Head of the New Hope Party

"Israel utterly rejects the statement of the foreign ministers[31] regarding the approval of a construction plan near Jerusalem, its eternal capital, and rejects the attempt to impose foreign dictates upon it. The historic right of Jews to live anywhere in the Land of Israel – the birthplace of the Jewish people – is indisputable. There is no other nation in the world that has a stronger, longer-standing, and better-documented connection to its land than the Jewish people has to the Land of Israel, and this connection and right do not require the affirmation of foreign governments. Israel acts in accordance with International law(…)The Jewish people are the indigenous people of the Land of Israel. At no point in history has there ever been a Palestinian state, and any attempt to argue otherwise has no legal, factual, or historical basis. Regardless of the absurdity of the claim regarding the future consequences of the decision - Israel rejects the external attempt to impose a jihadist terror state in the heart of Israel (…)" –X Platform, 22 August

Ariel Kallner, MK, Likud Party

"(…) Sovereignty is an opportunity that must not be missed. We are not conquerors, we have returned home!" –X Platform, 1 August

Bezalel Smotrich, Finance Minister, Chairman of Religious Zionism Party

"Last night I arrived in Ofra[32], on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the settlement and the renewal of Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria. Ofra is a symbol of pioneering, of faith in the righteousness of the path, and of the enduring strength of the people of Israel in their land (…)A stage where we, God willing, are turning sovereignty from a dream into a reality in practice: building permits on an unprecedented scale, the return of settlement to Homesh and Sanur[33], the promotion of construction in E1 after twenty years of empty promises, real enforcement against illegal Arab construction, and the introduction of road and infrastructure budgets in Judea and Samaria into the permanent budget base – full equality with the rest of the country. Settlement in Judea and Samaria is flourishing, being built and expanding, and effectively establishing Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel (…)"

–X Platform, 29 August

Ariel Kallner, MK, Likud Party

"Sovereignty! A fitting Zionist response to Macron[34] and the realization of the dream of generations." –X Platform, 28 August

Ariel Kallner, MK, Likud Party

"It is either Jewish sovereignty over the land of the Bible or a victory for Islamist Sharia. Sovereignty must be applied to all open spaces, all rural territories. Certainly not to what are called ‘blocs’ (which constitute a few percent of the area), nor to something symbolic. Sovereignty over all non-urban and densely populated Arab territory is the order of the day and must be strived for. And here it is important to remember another thing: although sovereignty is an appropriate Zionist answer to the initiatives of the crazy progressives in the West to award Hamas, it is important that we remember that it must be carried out regardless. Sovereignty over the land of the Bible is an expression of 2000 years of embracing Zion. The time has come!" –X Platform, 28 August

Benyamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister, Likud Party

"Yesterday in Jerusalem, I participated together with my wife, Sara Netanyahu, in an event honoring the Binyamin Regional Council - to mark the recognition and regulation of 17 new settlements. Twenty-five years ago, I saw a small sapling planted here, and yesterday I met a magnificent cedar bursting into bloom. This is our settlement - deep roots and communities that continue to flourish. In the midst of the War of Recovery, this spirit of strength is our power: a united people, heroic fighters, and resolute decisions. We will not stop until we bring back all our hostages and ensure that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel. I promised that we would deepen our roots and hold on to the land of our ancestors, and we are fulfilling that promise. This is not the end - this is just the beginning." –X Platform, 27 August

Bezalel Smotrich, Finance Minister, Chairman of Religious Zionism Party

"(…) The farms are the spearhead of the pioneering settlement in Judea and Samaria[35], serving as a formidable shield for many communities in Judea and Samaria, the Sharon region, and many other areas in the country. We will continue to strengthen the settlement throughout all regions of our land and will never establish an Arab terror state in the Land of Israel." –X Platform, 24 August

Ariel Kallner, MK, Likud Party

"Settlement is security. Settlement is victory. And all this in addition to the fact that settlement is the expression of 2000 years of longing for Zion. I congratulate the Chief of Staff and Brigadier General Bluth on expressing this fundamental Zionist stance in the context of the farm project, which is project number 1 Zionist today." –X Platform, 24 August

Limor Sonhrmelh, MK, Jewish Power Party

"They tried to convince us that all hilltop youths[36] are at risk, fringe, or marginalized. However, the opposite is true! These boys are the spearhead of the settlement. These boys are the spearhead of the settlement. In places where there are no people, they choose to be the defenders and guardians for all of us! (…)" –X Platform, 27 August

Itamar Ben Gvir, National Security Minister, Chairman of Jewish Power Party

"The active support of the Australian government for Hamas and its terror[37], and the entry ban against MK Simcha Rothman[38], are a historical stain and a shame for the Australian government. The gloating cries of Israeli left-wing activists, collaborators of Hamas, and those who defame Israel worldwide are a disgrace that will never be erased from them."

–X Platform, 18 August

Simcha Rothman, MK, Religious Zionism Party                                                                                           

"(…) In the decision to deny the visa, the Australian Home Affairs Minister claims that my presence and my words will have a profound impact on peace and the rule of law in Australia, meaning that the Islamist mob calling for the destruction of Israel on the streets of Sydney and Melbourne will not be happy about my presence. The community in Australia invited me after anti-Semitic attacks on synagogues and a strong sense of alienation and hostility within the community. The Australian government's decision to deny me the opportunity to come and speak to my people, due to expressing straightforward positions, is clear and blatant anti-Semitism that gives a boost to terrorism (….)" –X Platform, 18 August