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Israeli Politician Says He Wishes He Could Get Rid of All Palestinians

HeadlineJun 17, 2022

An Israeli politician has sparked outcry after publicly saying he wishes there was a way to get rid of all Palestinians. Israel’s Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana said in a televised speech, “If there was a button I could press that would take all the Arabs and put them on a train to Switzerland, I would.”

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