First publication: The director of the Religious Zionist faction in the Knesset, Uri Bank, is one of the organizers of the reservists' protest outside the Prime Minister's Office.
Setting up a reservists' tent in front of the Prime Minister's Office // Yoni Rikner
Bank calls for sending as many reservists as possible to the encampment in the coming days. The protest that began today against the backdrop of the dilution of forces in the Gaza Strip was intended to demand that the government complete the mission in Gaza and not retreat. As well as promoting solutions such as voluntary immigration and applying sovereignty in the Gaza Strip. A statement sent by Bank and the protest today said, "The reservists who left Gaza demand real political solutions – voluntary emigration and the application of Israeli sovereignty over the territory of Gaza. We need to send as many reservists there now and in the coming days as possible. Contact Uri Bank."
In normal times, Bank is the director of the Religious Zionist faction in the Knesset, whose leader is Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who serves as a member of the Political Security Cabinet, where decisions are made regarding the conduct of the campaign in Gaza. But now the bank is directing its pressure on behalf of the Prime Minister's Office on behalf of many reservists who demand not to stop the campaign until it is decisive and to apply sovereignty to parts of the Gaza Strip.
Uri Bank, director of the Religious Zionist faction in the Knesset, photo: Lior Mizrahi
Asked by Israel Hayom about the leadership of a protest from within the government and against it by the faction's director, the Religious Zionist Party said: "Uri Bank is not acting against the government. The encampment in question is made up of reservists who left Gaza and demand a real solution for Gaza the day after the war. At the request of a number of fighters and in solidarity with these messages, Bank assists them. Bank has been in reserve duty since the beginning of the war, and together with his fellow reservists, he seeks to strengthen the government to end the war against Hamas with a sharp victory."
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