Smotrich in Nir Oz: "The pioneers here are our picture of victory"
Chairman of the Religious Zionism party, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, toured this morning (Monday) the new neighborhood in Kibbutz Nir Oz, with the participation of council head Michal Uziyahu, kibbutz chairman Zviki Tesler, and members…
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Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich toured the new neighborhood in Kibbutz Nir Oz, praising young settlers who moved there as the country's victory image. The visit underscores the government's push to rebuild and repopulate communities near the Gaza border, framing settlement as resilience after the October 7 attack. Watch for further political statements that use this resettlement as a symbolic counter to international pressure for a ceasefire or Palestinian statehood.