This morning (Sunday) at the start of the government meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the demonstrations that took place over the weekend in Umm al-Fahm.<\/p>\r\n
\""At the end"This week, a demonstration was held in Umm al-Fahm, where indignant cries were heard and support was expressed for the kidnapping of IDF soldiers. Most Arab citizens of Israel do not take this position, and I call on their leaders to stand up courageously, firmly, and denounce these statements. As citizens of Israel, we cannot accept and put up with such indignant statements that call for the kidnapping of IDF soldiers. IDF soldiers protect all of us. We cannot put up with indignant calls for the kidnapping of IDF soldiers.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \""In many cases, the one behind these calls, behind these demonstrations, is the northern faction of the Islamic Movement. It constantly preaches against the State of Israel, and its members publicly identify with terrorist organizations such as Hamas. Therefore, I have instructed the authorized authorities to examine the possibility of declaring the northern faction of the Islamic Movement an impermissible association. This declaration will provide the security authorities with significant tools in the fight against this movement.".<\/p>\r\n Regarding the kidnappings, Netanyahu said: "The IDF attacked a large number of targets over the weekend in response to firing at Israel from the Gaza Strip. We are prepared to expand the operation as needed. I would like to remind you that from the moment the Palestinian unity government was established with the terrorist organization Hamas, the Palestinian Authority effectively accepted the responsibility to prevent firing on our territory from the Gaza Strip.".<\/p>\r\n \u00a0Netanyahu added: "At the end of the week, the Shin Bet revealed the identities of those responsible for the kidnapping of our three boys - Eyal, Gilad and Naftali, and we continue to work in every way to return them home safely. We said immediately after the kidnapping that Hamas was responsible for carrying it out - I think it is now clear to everyone what we were based on. Abbas says he opposes the kidnappings, he says he wants to follow the path of peace. If he stands by his words, there is only one way he can advance peace - and that is to unravel his agreement with Hamas.".<\/p>\r\n On Friday, he spoke\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Netanyahu with the parents of Gilad, Naftali and Eyal. Prime Minister Netanyahu told them: "Our highest mission is to bring the boys home. We are using all the tools in favor of this goal and all activity is subordinate to this goal.".<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Netanyahu referred to the demonstration that took place over the weekend in Umm al-Fahm: "There were outraged cries and support for the kidnapping of IDF soldiers. The one behind these cries is the northern faction of the Islamic Movement" \u2022 "I have instructed to examine a declaration of the faction as an impermissible association"\"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[379,5126,5602,1089,964],"class_list":["post-43500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1","tag-379","tag-5126","tag-5602","tag-1089","tag-964"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n