Washington is mulling to bar Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, a Hebrew-language outlet reported, citing an unnamed US official.
Smotrich drew outrage last week by saying the Palestinian village of Huwara in the West Bank should be “wiped out” in response to a deadly terrorist attack taking place there earlier that day. The Palestinian terrorist attack, where two Israelis were murdered, was followed by riots by Israeli settlers that left one Palestinian dead and property damaged in the village.
The source cited in the report by N12 TV news said the hardline nationalist could be denied a visa in view of his “inciting” statement. It is understood Smotrich was encouraged to call off the planned trip in order to save face.
Meanwhile Smotrich said that his choice of words was “incorrect. It was a slip of the tongue amid a storm of emotions” following the deadly terrorist shooting. He added he never meant for his words to be taken literally.
Earlier reports said that US officials would be reluctant to meet with Smotrich during his planned US tour. U.S. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price branded the comments “irresponsible, repugnant, and disgusting.” –i24 News
but every piece of scum coming over our southern border from over 170 countries, that’s ok? that’s your democratic regime at work. They’ll put ICE to work on this one! Shame on the US!
Arafat and his henchman killed school children, no ban. These woke losers will have their day in celestial court.
Dare they try
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price branded the comments “irresponsible, repugnant, and disgusting.” –i24 News
Who asked this dumb goy for his stupid opinions?
They wouldnt do that to putin or any of his thugs.
The usual state dept antisemitism
Where shomer chunky
Where was US State Department spokesman Ned Price when the Palestinians were celebrating the murders of the Yaniv brothers and the Paley children?
Not a peep out of Abbas condemning the slaughter of the innocents.
As always one standard for the world and a vastly different one for Israel and the Jews.
Smotrich should be let in. This is discourtesy.
Ned Price and Jake Sullivan are UNELECTED deep state swamp democrat creatures. The hatred of Yidden by the democrat party is well documented.