Israeli Official Incitement: January 2023

I. Against the Palestinian People

Miri Regev, Minister of Transportation and Road Safety, MK for the Likud party (Twitter, 31 January 2023)

“We promised, and we delivered. Terrorists[1] will not receive rights! I just voted in the Knesset to revoke the citizenship and/ or residency[2] of a terrorism activist who receives compensation for terrorism activities! We will expand this as promised to include his family. The time when a terrorist sits in jail for an attack against Israeli citizens and receives social security, education, and more is over. We will conquer terrorism with a strong hand and no mercy.”

Avigdor Lieberman, MK for the Yisrael Beitenu (Israel Our Home) party (Twitter, 11 January 2023)

“It is unacceptable that a terrorist[3] who hurts citizens of Israel will continue being a citizen or resident and also receive rewards from the Palestinian Authority[4] for the terrorism acts he did (…)”

Zeev Elkin, MK for the National Unity party (Twitter, 11 January 2023)

“We started! My bill proposal to revoke the citizenship of terrorists who receive salaries from the Palestinian Authority passed the preliminary vote with a smashing majority, together with the bill proposals of MKs from the coalition and the opposition, including the social bill of Sharen Haskel[5], who is leading the struggle in the subject for a few years. We must finish this legislation before the release of the terrorist[6] next week.”

Ofir Sofer, Minister of Immigration and Absorption, MK for the Religious Zionism party (Twitter, 31 January 2023)

“Today, we change the equation of terrorism. My bill proposal to revoke the citizenship of terrorists and exile them passed the first vote. Today, I promised the dear bereaved families – while our brothers and sisters bleed to death, we will not allow damned terrorists’ rights here, their place is in Gaza, and that’s where we will throw them!”

Ofir Katz, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, MK for the Likud party (Twitter, 9 January 2023)[7]

“The place of these damned terrorists is in Gaza or Ramallah, not here! Today, I decided on speedy legislation for my bill to revoke the citizenship of terrorists. It is infuriating that terrorism supporting Knesset members like Tibi [8] dare to defend these vile murderers (…)”

Miri Miriam Regev, Minister of Transportation and Road Safety, MK for the Likud party (Twitter, 11 January 2023)

“Terrorists should rot in jail and then move to Gaza or Ramallah! Their story is over!
No more social security, no more income support, no more Bachelor’s degrees, and world cup! This is not a matter of right and left. We must protect all the citizens of Israel from terrorists, specifically those who get paid to kill Israelis and Jews.”

Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister of National Security, MK for the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party (Twitter, 6 January 2023)

“Yesterday, I visited Nafcha prison[9] following the construction of new cells to ensure that whoever killed Jews will not receive better conditions than what exists. I will continue to deal with the imprisonment conditions of security prisoners to stop the policies that existed until now and pass the death penalty bill[10] to terrorists.”

Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister of National Security, MK for the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party (Twitter, 8 January 2023) [11]

“I canceled Omer Bar-Lev[12] and Mickey Levy’s[13] policy that allowed any MK to meet terrorists in prison after I came to the conclusion that these visits brought incitement and promotion of terrorism acts.”

Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister of National Security, MK for the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party (Twitter, 3 January 2023)

“The government of Israel that I am a member of will not surrender to a murderous vile organization. Temple Mount [14] is open to all, and if Hamas thinks that threatening will deter me, they should understand that times have changed. There is a government in Jerusalem!”