IDF forces on Tuesday morning demolished a monument in the Samaria village of Madama that had for decades glorified terrorists who murdered Jews.
During the operation, additional monuments were demolished in nearby villages, following demands by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and MK Tzvi Succot to remove memorials honoring terrorists throughout Judea and Samaria.
Earlier, Smotrich and Succot, who chairs the Knesset Subcommittee on Judea and Samaria, submitted a document to the IDF identifying dozens of such monuments in Palestinian Arab villages.
Succot said, “It is unacceptable for those who harmed Jews and IDF soldiers to be commemorated and regarded as heroes by the next generation.”
AFSI Insight
AFSI welcomes the IDF’s demolition of monuments glorifying terrorists in Samaria as a necessary step toward confronting the culture of incitement that fuels anti-Jewish violence. Terrorists who murder Jews and Israeli soldiers must never be celebrated as heroes. However, removing these monuments is only one part of the response. Israel must go further by dismantling terrorist infrastructure, repealing the Oslo Accords, rejecting the two-state agenda, and extending Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria. The Jewish people’s historic homeland must be defended through decisive action, not temporary measures.
Source:
IDF demolishes monuments glorifying terrorists in Samaria, by Israel National News, October 27, 2026