Right-Wing Leaders Criticize Netanyahu For Hurrying To Dismantle Outpost ‘Like Previous Government’

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Right-wing leaders criticized Israeli prime minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant for hurrying to dismantle an outpost erected early Friday morning in memory of Rabbi Chaim Druckman near the community of Migdalim.

Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich charged that Galant had gone beyond his jurisdiction in demolishing the outpost, since the Civil Administration which performed the job is supposed to be subordinated to Smotrich. However other coalition members complained that the government was continuing the double standard of previous governments which ignored illegal Arab construction while targeting Jewish outposts on every occasion.

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MK Limor Son-Harmelech (Jewish Force) arrived at the outpost and complained that Arabs were being employed to demolish the outpost.

Har-Melech wrote that “Defense minister Galant chose to blatantly ignore the coalition agreements. With total lack of sensitivity, Arab workers were brought and gleefully destroyed the buildings while laughing and taunting the settlers.”

Shomron regional council head Yossi Dagan wrote that “the government cannot act like the previous government which was repelled by the nation. A right-wing government must act as such and the deplorable situation in which Jews are dragged away from their homes and the homes are demolished with tens of Arabs standing nearby throwing stones at the evacuees is appropriate for a left-wing government which thankfully has gone on its way..

“The government should regulate the outpost and not demolish it. We came here to build the country and not to destroy it with our own hands.

Netanyahu chose to back Galant and said that “the government supports settlements only when they are built legally and with the backing of the prime minister and security elements, which was not done here.” He added that he would have a cabinet meeting over the issue this week.”