Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich tweets that while he opposes the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal “with all of his heart,” he is still “filled with joy” over the return of each captive.
“I am very moved by the pictures of Romi, Doron and Emily. Serious people must make space for complexity,” tweets Smotrich, who voted against the deal but has decided to remain in the government in the meantime.
“It is my duty and mission, as someone who represents a large public that sent its sons to the battlefield in Gaza for the hostages and sacrificed the most precious thing to them in a way that is completely disproportionate to its size and who opposes the deal,” says Smotrich of the Religious Zionism sector.
“The eyes cry bitterly but the heart is happy,” Smotrich says.
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