Tel-Chai Nation

The Labor party's chairwoman, Merav Michaeli, has faced backlash for a pathetic statement she made about Judea/Samaria:

Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli said Saturday that it would be a "shame" to invest in transportation in Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, as she believes the area will not be part of Israel in the future.

During an audience exchange at Channel 12, Michaeli, who also heads the Labor Party, was asked why she "froze all the transportation planning" in Judea and Samaria, to which she responded, "I didn't stop anything that was already in progress."

"I didn't release new things, that's true. Because I think it's a shame to invest in a place that in the end... it won't be part of the sovereign state of Israel."

The audience member replied, "But right now, there are residents there. Israeli residents, like you and me, who want to receive service like every other Israeli citizen receives – and there is no reason to deprive them."

Michaeli clarified, "There was no deprivation. In terms of the basket of resources, the south and the north were much more deprived."

Shlomo Neeman, head of the Yesha Council in Judea and Samaria, accused Michaeli of halting work on vital areas in the region that serves both Israelis and Palestinians, and that he hoped a right-wing government would take power after the elections.

We can only hope. For now, Michaeli's done a terrible disservice, making a most embarrassingly bad statement that only makes clear she has no intention of defending Judea/Samaria as Israeli homeland, and clearly didn't like Donald Trump either.

Labels: anti-semitism, dhimmitude, islam, Israel, Knesset, Moonbattery, political corruption