Smotrich poses next to 'Death to Arabs' graffiti in illegal West Bank settlement

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich posed near graffiti reading "Death to Arabs" during a visit to the illegal West Bank settlement of Sa-Nur. The visit followed the Israeli government's recent recognition of Sa-Nur and three other settlements that were unilaterally evacuated in 2005. Smotrich told settlers accompanying him that Israel will expand its settlements and return to places evacuated in the West Bank and Gaza. This action is part of a broader push to expand settlement activity despite international opposition and has drawn criticism as a moral disaster that deepens international isolation.