Arch-racists Ben Gvir, Netanyahu and Smotrich |
A decision by far-right Israeli government to legalize five occupied
West Bank settlements drew widespread criticism on Friday, June 28, from
Hadash and the Palestinian Authority (PA), which accused Israel of
continuing a policy of “genocide” against the Palestinian people.
The
statements came after the security cabinet, at the behest of racist
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, announced the steps and a series of
punitive moves against the PA.