National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has suggested creating a new ministry to “promote immigration” among Palestinians “who want to eliminate the Jewish state.” Avi Dichter, Israel’s minister of agriculture and rural development, warned Palestinians in 2007 that “whoever cries of the Nakba year after year, shouldn’t be surprised if they actually have a Nakba eventually.” Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel’s national security adviser, told Palestinians in the aftermath of the killing of three Israelis in 2017, “This is how a ‘Nakba’ begins.” Last year, Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, reminded Palestinians of their “mass flight” in 1948 and told them not to make the same “mistake” again.Recent Examples on the Web Nevertheless, the emerging pattern hints that entertainers dogged by negative press view Threads as a friendlier platform, far away from the vicious mob of Twitter trolls who would continue to dredge up serious allegations and embarrassing headlines. Earlier this year, former Defense Minister Benny Gantz observed that “Smotrich wants to cause another Palestinian Nakba.” In 2017, he penned a manifesto arguing that Israel should give Palestinians in the West Bank a choice: either accept their status as permanent noncitizens under military rule or “receive aid to emigrate.” Smotrich’s views are no secret.
As I detailed in a recent essay in Jewish Currents, the litany begins with Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, who oversees civilian administration in the West Bank.
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