Tag: The Jerusalem Post

He did cause a stir among some audience members at the conference when he said it was damning for Israel to shoot at Palestinian children throwing stones from Gaza, the Jerusalem Post reported. JACK GUEZ (AFP/Archives) Meanwhile, Avigdor Liberman seemed to chastize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for speaking publicly about sensitive security matters. “I think it’s irresponsible to discuss intelligence information with the public and it’s an irresponsible way to discuss sensitive security issues with journalists and MKs,” Liberman told the conference. He reiterated the need to continue hitting back with force in Gaza. There is a time when you can’t be a cabinet member. Both Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked called on all supporters of Israel to boycott AirBnB, following the apartment rental platform’s decision to suspend its activities in the West Bank. BDS was a major focus of the conference, with a uniformly anti-BDS panel taking foreign diplomats in the audience to task over their support of a movement perceived to be a threat to the peace process. We live in the same areas, Palestinians and Jews work together in Barkan, Efrat and other places, and I believe that we will succeed in the end...I am not afraid to talk about such a thing. Of Israelis and Palestinians living together in Judea and Samaria," Jabri said referring to the West Bank by its biblical terminology typically employed by nationalist Israelis. Remarks from former Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, who resigned last week, and opposition party Meretz leader Tamar Zandberg are expected to take place in the afternoon session.