Smotrich vows to crush the Arab election celebrations: 'The settlements will grow' The finance minister of the extreme right in Israel, Bezalel Smotrich, lashed out at Arab citizens celebrating their achievements in the elections, and openly threatened to suppress their political success. "They are celebrating because they think they will succeed in reversing our 'settlements revolution' in the West Bank. I inform them: they will not succeed. "A massive increase in the Arab vote rate gave the Arab parties about 15% of the seats in the Knesset (17-18 seats, depending on the exit poll). Their success is a direct response to the policies of ministers like Smotrich and Ben Gvir. The elections in Israel are deadlocked, none of the blocs reached a majority of 61 seats.

Smotrich vows to crush the Arab election celebrations: 'The settlements will grow' The finance minister of the extreme right in Israel, Bezalel Smotrich, lashed out at Arab citizens celebrating their achievements in the elections, and openly threatened to suppress their political success. "They are celebrating because they think they will succeed in reversing our 'settlements revolution' in the West Bank. I inform them: they will not succeed. "A massive increase in the Arab vote rate gave the Arab parties about 15% of the seats in the Knesset (17-18 seats, depending on the exit poll). Their success is a direct response to the policies of ministers like Smotrich and Ben Gvir. The elections in Israel are deadlocked, none of the blocs reached a majority of 61 seats.