Several groups and individuals are rallying against Bezalel Smotrich’s visit over his comments to ‘wipe out’ a Palestinian town
Smotrich later claimed to have made “a slip of the tongue in a storm of emotions”, and that he intended only to target “terrorists and supporters of terrorism”.
The US embassy denied the remarks but Smotrich responded by accusing Nides of endangering his life, albeit unintentionally. The former chief executive of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Thomas Dine, also signed. Aipac itself has remained silent on Smotrich’s comments but said it has no plans to meet the minister. The ADL said “it’s inexcusable for to incite mass violence against Palestinians as a form of collective punishment”.
which has led to large demonstrations in Israel, is doing damage to the country’s image abroad and undermining support in the US.
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