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Who is the Israeli minister who calls for the total destruction of Gaza and the shooting of Palestinian children: The destruction phase is over, now...

2025-09-19 20:37:57Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Who is the Israeli minister who calls for the total destruction of Gaza and the
Bezalel Smotrich

Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's Finance Minister, one of the most divisive figures on the Israeli political scene, continues to cause strong reactions at home and abroad for his extreme statements and ultranationalist policies.

He hates Arabs so much that he wants Arab women to be banned from giving birth in the same wards as Jewish women and to shoot their children.

Known for his radical stances against the Palestinians and support for Jewish settlers in the occupied territories, Smotrich has said he sees the destruction of Gaza as an opportunity for the “renaissance” of the region, calling it “a gold mine” for real estate developers. At a conference with real estate agents, he said: “The first phase, that of the destruction of Gaza, is already over. Now all we have to do is build.”

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These statements, which have been described by Israeli media as an invitation to genocide, have caused international concern. Several countries, including Spain, the Netherlands, Canada and Australia, already consider Smotrich persona non grata.

The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on him and Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, another extreme figure in the current Israeli government.

Raised in an ultra-Orthodox family and educated in the occupied territories of the Golan Heights, Smotrich is the leader of the Religious Zionist Party, a political formation with only seven members of parliament in the Knesset, but essential to the survival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.

He has not spared criticism of Netanyahu himself, often describing him as too soft in his approach towards the Palestinians.

Among Smotrich's most controversial statements are those in which he said that "the only good Arab is a dead Arab," or that "Jewish terrorism does not exist, because it is a contradiction in terms." He has proposed that Arab women be banned from giving birth in the same wards as Jewish women, and has suggested that Palestinian children who throw stones should be shot, imprisoned, or deported.

His stance on Gaza is clear: he has supported the idea of ​​displacing the Palestinian population and recolonizing the area by Israelis. In April 2024, citing biblical passages, he called for the “total destruction” of Palestinian towns such as Rafah, Deir al-Balah and Nuseirat, saying that “there is no place under heaven for them.”

Smotrich is an ardent supporter of the full annexation of the Palestinian territories, which he refers to in biblical terms as “Judea and Samaria,” and opposes any two-state solution. He has declared that “2025 will be the year of Israeli sovereignty over all of the territory.”

He accuses the media that criticize him of being influenced by "radical feminists and the LGBT community."

Will the Palestinians fight even harder? "We will implement the death penalty, and even, I am volunteering to be the executioner."

As for political opponents, such as opposition leader Yair Lapid, Smotrich and Ben-Gvir are "two of the most dangerous and irresponsible politicians in modern Israeli history."

Despite criticism and international pressure, Smotrich continues to have a strong influence on Israeli politics, an influence that, according to analysts, is deepening the political divide and removing any prospects for peace in the region.


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