Bismuth Rejects Collective Blame of Judea and Samaria Settlers Over Violent Minority

In a statement posted on October 18, Boaz Bismuth rejected attempts to characterize the entire settlement community in Judea and Samaria through the conduct of a small violent minority. He said applying the label “Jewish terrorism” to all those he described as pioneers was false. Bismuth argued that such a sweeping characterization was intended to harm the settlement community as a whole, rather than distinguish it from the individuals involved in violence. He ended with a declaration that this would not happen.