Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that “Trump did not understand how important returning the hostages was to the Israeli public, but the hostages’ headquarters did not give up – and they succeeded. Why is what’s permitted for them forbidden for the right? There is nothing more natural than repeatedly presenting the demand and importance that the Israeli public sees in applying sovereignty over the homeland regions in Judea and Samaria and eliminating the dangerous idea of a Palestinian state.” According to him, “President Trump wants what’s best for Israel. He will change his mind when he understands how important and existential this is for us and how determined we are – at least as much as the headquarters and its supporters.”
