The Biden administration now considers Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich a “persona non grata,” Channel 12 News reported on Friday.
The administration is furious about Smotrich’s statement that “Huwara should be wiped out,” and according to the report, a US source told Channel 12: “If Smotrich was ‘persona non grata’ before this statement, now…he is ‘persona non grata’ on steroids.’ No official American official will meet with Smotrich.”
According to the report, US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides also expressed his fury at Smotrich. “I’m really angry with him, he’s a fool,” he said. “He has a flight to Washington, and if I could, I would throw him off the plane.”
However, the US Embassy in Israel denied the remarks attributed to Nides.
State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said last week that Smotrich’s comments were irresponsible, repugnant, and disgusting.
Smotrich is scheduled to travel to the US to speak at an Israel Bonds conference in Washington from March 12-14.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Betzalel Smotrich is our Hero who has captured our utmost respect & admiration, and you Tom Nides are the Wicked Evil Fool, who should immediately be thrown out of Israel for having interfered with Israel internal matters.
Coming from Rasid Talib
Omar and AOC and gang of New nazis there is no surprise here.
They say
“If Smotrich was ‘persona non grata’ before this statement, now…he is ‘persona non grata”.
I say US control of Israel has deminished and they can’t even acknowledge that Jews are being murdered by TERRORISTS!!!!
So they sad the fake news bundle up “murdered Palestinians” not even counting that they were on their way to murder Jews.
I HAVE NOT YET HEARD ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF JEW US AMBASSADOR ON THE MURDER OF US CITIZEN.
And we consider Biden, Pelosi, Schumer ,Hochel , Adams , DeBlasio etal “persona non grata,” !!!
I’m going to parrot the previous posters in a way
Remember when Trump was in office the Palestinians were persona non grata?
Now you know for sure which side is for who
With friends like these who needs enemies
America new Nazis. Bless Israel and her Shabbos and Torah
Rule #1 is NEVER to apologize to the mob. They only see it as a sign of weakness. Smotrich should stand strong for what he said. We will fight terror with every tool possible so innocent lives aren’t lost
It’s time for the mass migration of klal Yisrael!
Im lo achshav amasai?
With such evil coming from Zionists, what do we expect? Hes inciting the masses and then cry.
He’s has a דין רודף. A Crazed madman.
The United States thinks that Israel is a 51th state!! They should mind their own business and take care of the problems at home!!
I don’t understand why Smotrich has now backed down from what he said. What he said was 100% right. Huwara should be erased. It should not be allowed to remain where it is. How is that “repugnant”? What’s wrong with it?
Every single one of the people denouncing this demand to erase an Arab village cheered and celebrated when the Israeli government erased Jewish villages and towns. They all demand that more Jewish villages be erased. So why should Huwara not be?