Israel Today – Adapted

Unfortunately, Ben Gvir's pathetic assertion that his and his family's right to move on public streets exceeds the right of the Palestinians is racist, unethical, and even foolish from a diplomatic and political standpoint.

By saying this, he insulted Israel and sparked an unparalleled backlash media campaign. Israeli governments have battled to uphold the democratic nature of the Israeli entity for many years.

Israel's foes have been working for years to portray Israel as an apartheid entity in order to disqualify it from the group of advanced democratic countries. This is a very dangerous situation. The main political objective of the Palestinians is to promote the Palestinian narrative that Israel is an apartheid entity similar to South Africa. This is a top objective of Palestinian foreign policy.

Even the most experienced diplomat will find it challenging to uphold Israel's policies and present a positive image in light of Ben Gvir's remarks. The danger in Ben Gvir's speech. However, goes beyond just being an external threat to Israel; it also poses an internal threat to the West Bank settlement project and the residents there, as it undermines the support of many Israelis for settlement, putting the settlement project at risk. In this endeavor, Smotrich and Ben Gvir have demonstrated that they are not partners.