Jerusalem, 17 November, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar condemned israelis who on Monday night raided an Arab village near Bethlehem, setting fires and committing acts of vandalism.
“The Jewish rioters in Judea and Samaria harm the State of Israel, disgrace Judaism, and cause damage to the settlement project,” he said in a statement released on Twitter.
Sa’ar distanced himself and the Israeli public from the rioters saying, “They are not us. They are not the State of Israel.
He also called on the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), the Shin Bet (Israel’s anti-terror General Security Service), and the Israel Police to, “act decisively and firmly to stop this rampage, which is also directed at our soldiers and police officers.”
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported earlier that after the evacuation of “Tzur Misgavi,” which is located north of the town of Metzad in eastern Gush Etzion, IDF, Border Police and police forces rushed to the nearby Arab village of Jab’a following a report received of dozens of Israeli citizens setting fire to and vandalizing houses and vehicles in the area.