Bezalel Smotrich (bezalels@knesset.gov.il), Israeli Finance Minister, leader of the Religious Zionist Party, and hardcore genocider, says the quiet part out loud in this 4 October 2026 video clip that’s been making the rounds on social media. The money phrase in this brief excerpt is And by the way, the world does not stop us.
The world does nothing, meaning it either approves of Israel’s crimes against humanity or it doesn’t have the courage to intervene. Either way, Israel has been allowed to commit genocide with impunity – so far. You could also view this as an implicit, bold, and brazen dare: Try to stop us, and see what happens.
Most of the Zionists I encounter outside of Israel will tell you with a straight face that there is no genocide in Gaza. (See the screenshot at the bottom of this post.) They are poster girls and boys of delusion.
Here’s a translation from the Hebrew:
Now, it can develop not well, but it can develop well so that in the end it will be ours. By the way, I am telling you the same thing about Lebanon. The basic cleaning, from above and below the ground, that we are doing now in southern Lebanon, to a very deep interior, was not a good example. It will affect the security of the residents of the north for decades. There is no going back. There is no going back. Look how it looks. And by the way, the world does not stop us.
Source: Middle East Eye post on LinkedIn
Other despicable and damning quotes by Smotrich:
When asked to describe his idea of an Israeli victory, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he envisions Gaza being ‘completely destroyed’ and its residents displaced. (2025)
No one in the world will allow us to starve 2 million people, even though it might be justified and moral in order to free the hostages. (2024)
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday reiterated his controversial call for the occupation of the Gaza Strip and the reduction of its Palestinian population ‘by half within two years,’ according to media reports. (2024)
The unequivocal goal of the war we are in the midst of is […] the complete dismantling of [military and] civilian capabilities. (2023)
Check out the Law for Palestine INTENT website for more statements of genocidal intent that highlight the intentionality fueling specific acts that constitute genocide, committed by the Israeli Armed Forces against Palestinians. Unlike the Nazis during World War II, the Israeli government and the overwhelming majority of Israelis have been very open about their intent and ultimate goal.
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