The Zionist settlements should increase in the West Bank and Gaza

Smotrich asks Zionists to increase the settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

News ID: 85215

Date: 28 October 2024 - 08:51

TEHRAN (Defapress) - Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has reiterated his call for the establishment of hundreds of thousands of new Israeli settlers to create "new cities and settlements deep in the [West Bank]," as reported by The Times of Israel.

Smotrich delivered these comments on Sunday during the Middle East Summit, a conference held in Jerusalem.

In his address, he also defended the establishment of illegal Israeli settlements in Gaza, asserting that without a civilian and "long-term military presence... there is no security and an existential threat to the State of Israel and its citizens."

Furthermore, Smotrich advocated for the forced displacement of Palestinians to Arab nations, stating:

"Those who do not want or are unable to put aside their national ambitions will receive assistance from us to emigrate to one of the many Arab countries where the Arabs can realize their national ambitions, or to any other destination in the world."