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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Likud slams Gantz over his statement on family reunification bill
Likud responds to accusations from Defense Ministry Benny Gantz that the party’s lawmakers are endangering the security of the State of Israel by refusing to support legislation renewing a law barring citizenship for Palestinians who marry Israeli citizens.
“Anyone who views Israeli security as important wouldn’t establish a government with Ra’am,” Likud tweets. “Anyone who views Israeli security as important would leave this government immediately.”