Smotrich later Wednesday issued a statement appearing to walk back the comments.After Israeli authorities said a Palestinian gunman killed two Israelis who were driving in Hawara on Sunday, Smotrich liked a tweet that called for the village to be wiped off the map., attacking Palestinian and torching several homes and cars. At least one Palestinian was killed and dozens of others were wounded.— a term used to describe attacks against Jews in Eastern Europe in the early 20th century.
Following outrage later Wednesday, Smotrich in a statement blamed the media for manipulating his comments and stressed he didn’t mean to wipe the village off the map “but only to act in a surgical way against terrorists and their supporters in the village in order to restore the security.”said the Biden administration condemns Smotrich’s comments and defines them as “incitement to violence."
Price added the U.S. calls on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly disavow his minister's remarks. Netanyahu has not spoken publicly about Smotrich's comments.for "international human rights organizations" to prosecute Smotrich "on charges of calling for massacres against Palestinians."
"The terrorist Smotrich calls for erasing #Howara from existence. A racist terrorist invitation announced by a terrorist minister in the occupation government," he added.Smotrich is expected to visit the U.S. the second week of March for a meeting of the Israel Bonds organization.Two U.S. officials told Axios that even if he asked for meetings with Biden officials, he likely wouldn't get them.
God's chosen people 😂😂 give me a fcukn break
Israelis love their Baruch Goldstein Zionists: Netanyahu, Smotrich, Ben-Gvir, Almog Cohen, Zvika Fogel, etc. Must be thinking that between the pogroms & the extrajudicial murders of people like Shireen Abu Akleh, what's not to love?
Wait the same Israel that Biden the president of the woke people said he is s true and loyal friend of?
A Nazi state ... can you imagine from victim to oppressor