Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attacked the opposition and even employees of his ministry, calling the latter antisemitic, due to opposing the funds for settlements.
The event aims to expose visitors to the lives that existed in Gush Katif up until nearly 20 years ago when the settlements were evacuated.
It seems that, after nearly two months of the Gaza operation, many journalists have become very complacent when it comes to their coverage of the war, and therefore have moved on to other topics.
The West Bank, among the territories where Palestinians seek statehood, has experienced a surge of violence in recent months.
36% of Israelis have gone farther Right, as opposed to only 6% who reported going farther Left, following Hamas's October 7 massacre.
Netanyahu recalled that after the IDF withdrew from Gaza in 2005, it handed it over to the PA, which was then ousted by Hamas in a violent coup in 2007.
The overarching objective is to fortify the security belt and reestablish a Jewish presence in these regions.
Smotrich's fantasies are best played out in that venue, not in public life.
There have been many initiatives in the past 19 years to reestablish Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip, but until the October 7 massacre by Hamas, it didn't look likely.
A home in the settlement, located on the western edge of the Seam Line, was damaged.