In his comments to protestors outside the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday, 21 Menachem Av 5773, Bayit Yehudi party leader Naftali Bennett said “terrorists should be killed, not released”.
Protestors expressed their opposition to the then-planned release of 104 murderous terrorists by Israel in a good-will gesture to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). The PA is demanding the release of the murderers as a prerequisite to renewing talks with Israel, talks that are scheduled to resume in Washington, DC this week.
Bennett stressed he does not need to be persuaded to oppose the release of terrorists, telling protestors he instructed party cabinet ministers to oppose the move. His remarks were met with applause from those taking part in the protest, which was timed to coincide with the cabinet meeting.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Words by a politician are cheap! If he was realy truly bothered, he would drop out of the coalition.
Well, I’m glad he finally said something intelligent!
“His remarks were met with
applause from those taking part in
the protest, which was timed to
coincide with the cabinet meeting.
”
that means he himself did not vote against, he’s just a con man