He used the incident to attack the Yamina Party and its leader and former defense minister MK Naftali Bennett, who is the leading politician now in the polls, right after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Golan also took a stab at one of the more outspoken members of Yamina, MK Bezalel Smotrich.“Smotrich and Bennett are [leading] the strongest party in Yitzhar,” Golan said, explaining that Yamina had received 35% of the vote there. “They are Yitzhar’s representatives in the Knesset,” he added.“The sign to Yitzhar is a warning sign against Smotrich and Bennett.”Smotrich on Twitter condemned the sign, called it “disgusting!” and added that the protesters: “have not learned anything from the antisemitism towards our people?” Former Yesha Council head and former Israeli Consul General to New York Dani Dayan also tweeted against the sign.The NGO Peace Now tweeted, “This won’t age well... If you’re wondering how these Yitzhar settlers can do this, think about what example our govt is leading. This sign, as shocking as it is, is but a small, symbolic manifestation of what is so wrong here. What kind of country are we leaving for our children?”לפני שבועיים ביצהר לא נתנו לרופא ערבי להיכנס לקחת בדיקת קורונה, היום הם כבר תלו את השלט הגזעני הזה בכניסה. זה מי שאנחנו רוצים להיות, מדינת הלכה גזענית?סמוטריץ ובנט הם המפלגה החזקה ביותר ביצהר, 35% מהקולות. הם נציגי יצהר בכנסת. השלט ליצהר הוא שלט אזהרה מסמוטריץ׳ ובנט. pic.twitter.com/JvYjD5gjpW
— Yair Golan - יאיר גולן (@YairGolan1) October 12, 2020
This won't age well...If you're wondering how these Yitzhar settlers can do this, think about what example our govt is leading. This sign, as shocking as it is, is but a small, symbolic manifestation of what is so wrong here. What kind of country are we leaving for our children? pic.twitter.com/cwGZDaI8vd
— Peace Now (@peacenowisrael) October 12, 2020