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Itamar Ben-Gvir: Netanyahu-Trump meeting paves way for my return

The former National Security Minister said that the results of the Netanyahu-Trump meeting made his return to government increasingly likely.

Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Former Minister Itamar Ben Gvir left office after supporting the continuation of the war and opposing the hostage deal. This morning (Wednesday) he announced that the chances of his return to the government have increased following President Trump's far-reaching proposal regarding Gaza.

Former National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir told journalist Sharon Gal, following Prime Minister Netanyahu's meeting with President Trump, that the chances of his return to the government have increased.

Ben Gvir resigned from the government following the hostage deal, which he claimed came at too high a price from the government - the release of thousands of terrorists with blood on their hands.

Ben Gvir supported continuing the war in Gaza and said that when Israel returns to fighting in Gaza, he would return to the war. This morning, even before it was decided that the IDF would fight again in Gaza, Ben Gvir announced that he could return to the government due to President Trump's far-reaching proposal: voluntary migration of Gazans and American control over the Gaza Strip.

Ben-Gvir's party submitted a law proposal this week which would give a basket of Israeli financial support for any Gazan interested in leaving the Strip.

The proposal includes two conditions: any Gazan taking the money and then returning to the Gaza Strip would have to return it with heavy interest, and any Palestinian with any sort of terrorist ties would not receive any money from the State of Israel.

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich openly welcomed Trump's relocation plan and said that he seeks to work with Prime Minister Netanyahu and the rest of the government to help make it a "reality."

Unlike Ben-Gvir, Smotrich insisted on staying in the government despite the approval of the hostage deal, with the hope of getting the government to restart the war after the first phase of the deal and avoid having to openly declare a permanent end to the war with Hamas in Gaza.

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