“NOTHING IN COMMON”: Former IDF General Says He Feels Closer to Palestinians Than to Smotrich, Dismisses Shared Jewish Identity as “Nonsense”

Retired Maj. Gen. Gil Regev: 'I have more in common with Palestinians than with Smotrich'

Retired Maj. Gen. Gil Regev said he feels closer to Palestinians than to Minister Smotrich, dismissing their shared Jewish identity as “nonsense." Asked why he stays in Israel, he replied, “I’m old. Where would I go?"

“NOTHING IN COMMON”: Former IDF General Says He Feels Closer to Palestinians Than to Smotrich, Dismisses Shared Jewish Identity as “Nonsense”

Retired IDF Major General Gil Regev, a former fighter pilot who headed the military’s Personnel Directorate, has sparked controversy after declaring that he feels a greater personal connection to Palestinian Arabs than to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, dismissing their shared Jewish identity as a meaningless basis for common ground. Speaking with journalist Guy Peleg on the All-In podcast, Regev expressed his deep estrangement from Smotrich,…