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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Bennett lauds PM’s approval of housing units
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett praises the prime minister’s decision to approve 300 housing units in Beit El and calls for nonviolence by the protesters.
“I praise the prime minister for his quick, correct and Zionist decision,” Bennett tweets.
“I’ll be there to follow up and ensure this building actually happens,” Bennett adds in an interview on Army Radio.
He tells the protesters, “We must respect the law. I call on everybody: no violence. Not to raise your hand in violence. Not now. Not ever.”
He adds, “We have to look at the big picture. A building is being destroyed. And a minute later they’ll build the very same house. This is bizarre, but still….”
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