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"You're Lying": the Heated Debate Between the Bereaved Father and Smotrich in the Knesset - Which Ended with a Hug

Summary by Israel Hayom
A difficult exchange between a bereaved father and the Minister of Finance in a discussion in the Finance Committee on support for bereaved families • In response to Bunzel's claims, Smotrich replied that "I don't argue with bereaved parents" • At the end of the discussion, MK Hanoch Milbitsky, who headed the committee, said that the fact that no official from the Ministry of Finance came to the discussion to provide data is problematic
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A difficult exchange between a bereaved father and the Minister of Finance in a discussion in the Finance Committee on support for bereaved families • In response to Bunzel's claims, Smotrich replied that "I don't argue with bereaved parents" • At the end of the discussion, MK Hanoch Milbitsky, who headed the committee, said that the fact that no official from the Ministry of Finance came to the discussion to provide data is problematic

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When Economy Minister Smotrich arrived at the Finance Committee, he was greeted by bereaved parents and war veterans. Omer Amsalem, war veteran: "You knew how to send a 19-year-old child to war but not take care of him afterwards." Smotrich: "You are the Maccabees of our time"

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וואלה! broke the news in on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
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