Israel National News
Amid reports of the ‘memorandum of understanding’ being advanced by the Trump administration with Iran, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu characterized the agreement as a ‘disgrace’, warned that the US was heading down the path to disaster and agreed with his party chairman Itamar Ben Gvir that ‘Lebanon must be set on fire.’
Minister Eliyahu argued that Ben Gvir’s statement was necessary and declared that the only solution for achieving quiet on the front is to place full responsibility on the Lebanese government.
‘We cannot continue playing by rules which do not work in our favor’ Minister Eliyahu said in an interview with Kol Chai Radio. ‘In order to achieve victory, we need to act according to the model of ‘Black September’ in 1970 – when the Jordanian kingdom was forced to take responsibility and clear the resistance groups from its territory by force.’
Eliyahu, the same minister who demanded the use of nuclear weapons against Gaza after Oct. 7th, then ominously said that ‘Beirut must understand that it will pay the full price.’
Addressing the negotiations being conducted by US President Donald Trump with Iran, the Heritage Minister sharply criticized American policy and compared it to the agreements signed on the eve of World War II.
‘The United States is making a terrible mistake and is racing down the path of disaster… Making peace with an absolutely evil regime is a disgrace, and whoever chooses it will ultimately receive something much worse.’
Despite his criticism of the American framework, Minister Eliyahu clarified that his party is not considering issuing a political ultimatum or bringing down the government, arguing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leading a ‘firm and tough approach’ towards the agreement.
‘The Prime Minister is moving in the right direction, and we are strengthening him from within,’ Eliyahu explained, crediting Otzma Yehudit for the offensive policy.
‘Without our presence in the government and the limited Cabinet, the system would have broken long ago. We would not have approved entering Rafah, we would not have maneuvered in Lebanon, and we would not have reached the eliminations of Sinwar and Nasrallah,’ he added.