At his first meeting with Shin Bet field coordinators, incoming agency head David Zini made waves by reprimanding one of them for using the term “West Bank,” according to a report by i24News.
During the briefing, one of the coordinators referred to certain operational measures “in the West Bank.” Zini immediately interrupted and told the group that such terminology would no longer be used within the agency.
“What is this ‘West Bank’? From now on you erase that expression from your lexicon – there is only Judea and Samaria,” he said.
Attendees later told reporters that Zini’s comments carried a clear message: “Do not expect me to continue the line of my predecessors.”
Earlier in the day, Zini met with President Isaac Herzog. After their meeting, Zini reflected on the encounter, saying: “I explained to the lads the symbol we stand before here, and I explained to them what statesmanship is that the Presidency symbolizes and maintains in its apolitical role that is greater than all divisions – by virtue of what we rediscovered here 2,000 years ago – we returned only by virtue of unity, by virtue of our deep roots and our great future. We will act with statesmanship, loyal to this people, to this state, to its values, to all its shades and sides with full loyalty and great unity, and out of great comradeship for the security of the state and its citizens.”
He added, “We came here to receive your blessing and on this occasion to tell you that we will act to do everything and be faithful emissaries to this people with all our strength, as we have done up to now. My whole prayer is that the year and its curses end and a year of blessings begin, that you have a happy holiday, to the whole State of Israel – to our wounded, to our captives who will return safely, and to all the families of the fallen, comfort and consolation – and with God’s help may we have a complete victory and the return of peace to our home in all its aspects and shades.”
{Matzav.com}
Beautiful. Slowly religious Jews will take over Israeli leadership and turn it into a kosher country.
He’s a thousand percent right. The word West Bank by definition means it’s Jordan’s west Bank. It is indeed our East Bank.
Wow, such a change from the Shin-Daled head is a miracle. How about changing “October 7 Attack” to “Simchat Torah Attack”?
Very important and good news.
The term “West Bank” was only invented to obscure Am Yisrael’s God-given right to the Land.
ive been saying this for years