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Smotrich condemns ‘criminal’ settlers who attacked IDF base, torched security installation
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Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 9, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich issues a rare condemnation of settler violence after youths rioted at an IDF base and torched a security installation in the West Bank.
“Criminals are criminals are criminals in every place in the country,” Smotrich posts on X.
“Violence against beloved IDF soldiers and Israel Police and the destruction of property are forbidden and cross a red line,” he says, calling on the police to investigate the incidents and bring those responsible to justice.
Smotrich says the extremists do not represent the majority of the settlers living in the West Bank.
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