Likud ministers and Knesset members spoke to Arutz Sheva-Israel National News and responded to remarks by Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett, who recently said that Area C should become part of the State of Israel, while Areas A and B would remain under Palestinian autonomy.
The ministers and MKs presented a range of positions:
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar replied briefly: “Apply sovereignty.”
Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli said, “The next goal is to thwart the Fayyad plan to establish a terror state in the heart of our land and to cancel the Oslo Accords.”
Deputy Knesset Speaker MK Nissim Vaturi called for expanding Jewish communities and said he sees no possibility of providing security for Israeli citizens alongside what he described as a “terrorist authority.”
MK Tally Gotliv offered a brief response: “Farms, more farms, and even more farms.”
AFSI Insight
AFSI strongly rejects Naftali Bennett’s call to limit Israeli sovereignty to Area C and views such proposals as preserving the failed framework of the Oslo Accords. AFSI supports extending full Israeli sovereignty throughout Judea and Samaria. We reiterate that Oslo has brought decades of terrorism, instability, and diplomatic pressure rather than peace. We believe that repealing Oslo is a necessary step toward securing Israel’s historic and strategic heartland, strengthening Jewish communities, and preventing the creation of a Palestinian state that would endanger Israel’s security. Bennett’s position is a retreat from true sovereignty and a continuation of policies that have undermined Israel’s national interests.
Is holding on to political power worth compromising your own principles and Israel’s best interest? We are alarmed by the about face Bennett continues to take by appeasing the PA, the US and the Israeli left. Bennett clearly cannot be trusted and is a threat to Israel’s safety, survival and sovereignty. The Bennett of the Yamina party of yesteryear that we once knew has evaporated. At least now there’s zero question about who he really is.