The minister has appointed Kobi Eliraz to coordinate the fight against illegal Palestinian construction • Formerly Defense Ministry advisor and chairman Ali • Horowitz: "The cat will keep the cream"

• Palestinian construction in Area C // Photo courtesy of the Regavim Movement

Another stage in the fight against illegal Palestinian construction in Area C: Defense Minister Naphtali Bennett appointed (Thursday) for the first time a dedicated project against the illegal Palestinian construction in Area C. He was appointed Kobi Eliraz, former Defense Minister for Settlement Affairs, and chairman of the settlement committee. Ali in Samaria.

Recall, a month ago, Minister Bennett declared a campaign on the issue facing the Palestinian Authority, which has been taking control of Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria in recent years, yesterday, during a speech at the Knesset conference, he said that "as Minister of Defense, I declare that Area C in Judea and Samaria is the State of Israel."

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"The Palestinians take control of our territory and we do not rise to the arena"

In announcing the appointment, Bennett addressed the issue, saying that “the future of the Land of Israel is at stake. Unfortunately, while the Palestinians take over almost uninterrupted territory, the State of Israel simply did not rise to the scene. "

"Now we are changing direction and going into the campaign," the minister continued, "Israel must win. The security system will fight on the ground and for this it is essential that there is someone to lead the campaign. Kobe Eliraz is the right person at the right time. He is an expert in the field and a bulldozer of action."

Eliraz went on to say: "I would love for this important and significant challenge. During my years of work in the Ministry of Defense, I gained a great deal of experience with the various systems and hopefully I will fulfill this important task."

"Temporary Minister of Defense from Three Mandates Party Rages"

Democratic camp chairman Nitzan Horowitz attacked the nomination, saying in response to the decision: "Temporary defense minister from the three mandated party is raging: Appointed Kobi Eliraz, the settler's darling, to be in charge of Area C. Letting the cat keep the obesity," the Knesset Member said He added, "What does the state care about, the main thing about the settlements. What he cares about is Jewish and democratic, the main thing is annexation. That's where it goes, if we don't stop them. "