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Israeli Official Incitement: March 2023
Israeli Official Incitement: March 2023
Israeli Incitement Reports
April 19, 2023
I. Against the Palestinian People
Bezalel Smotrich, Minister of Finance, Member of Knesset for the Religious Zionism Party (Times of Israel, 1 March)
“Because I think the village of Huwara[1] needs to be wiped out. I think the State of Israel should do it.”
Bezalel Smotrich, Minister of Finance, and Member of Knesset for the Religious Zionism Party, in a speech in France, denies the existence of Palestinians (Twitter, 20 March)
“There is no such thing as a Palestinian, there is no such thing as a Palestinian people. Do you know who is a Palestinian? I am Palestinian. My late grandfather, who was 13 generation Jerusalemite, is a true Palestinian. The Palestinian people is an invention that is less than 100 years old. According to international law, there are five characteristics that define a people’s history, culture, language, currency, and a king or historical leadership. I ask you all, who was the first Palestinian king? What language do the Palestinians have? Has there ever been a Palestinian currency? Is there Palestinian history or culture? No, there is not. There is no such thing as a Palestinian people.”
Tzvi Yedidia Sukkot, Member of Knesset for the Religious Zionism party (Facebook, 3 March)
“I showed the extreme leftists[2], who came to hug the residents of Huwara, pictures of those murdered and injured[3] recently in the village, only because they are Jewish (…)”
In the same post, MK Sukkot also appears in a video verbally attacking Israeli peace activists and Palestinians: “(…) a village supporting and funding terrorism (…) we will continue to drive on this street, we will remain here, you can throw stones and support terror we will remain here.”
Tzvi Yedidia Sukkot, Member of Knesset for the Religious Zionism party (Twitter, 26 March)
“I just marched along the Huwara axis with Israeli flags. Let Israel's enemies[4] know that we will be here a million times over and no one will leave despite the terrorism and intimidation.
We demand:
* Placing life-saving barriers
* The closure of trade in the village for a long period
* Transition from defense to attack and a broad operation to collect weapons and arrest terrorists and instigators in the area.”