The event's insanity wasn't the Israelis who dream of settling the enclave but the state indulging fantasies of ethnic cleansingYoana Gonen 09:35 PM • July 25 2026 IDT"Look at how many people want us to resume settling Gaza!" Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich beamed Monday at a march to the Gaza border organized by the Nachala settler movement. The answer, judging by how many people took part, is a few thousand lunatics.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersGazaPalestiniansAnnexationIDFItamar Ben-GvirBezalel SmotrichCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahuIranKarim KhanTrump's AircraftIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastA Settler March to Gaza Unveils the Face of Netanyahu's GovernmentMaine Democrats Pick Troy Jackson as Graham Platner's Senate Race ReplacementIDF Conducts Extensive Raids in the West Bank After Friday Clash Left Six DeadTrump Reportedly Forced to Swap Aircraft at NATO Summit Following Iranian ThreatAttorney General: 'Discriminatory' Law Shielding Draft Evaders Must Be AnnulledRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionAn Israeli Election Surprise Called the DemocratsEd Miliband, the U.K.'s New Foreign Secretary – and His History With Israel