The Jerusalem Post reports: “‘When the Arabs rebuild Gaza and teach again that we are descendants of apes and pigs, and that we should be eradicated—there will be another October 7,’ cautioned Zvi Yehezkeli, the outspoken Channel 13 news correspondent, in a recent interview with Israel Hayom. Despite living ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Arabs in the Gush Etzion settlement of Bat Ayin, he asserts that peaceful coexistence is only possible from a position of strength. 

Yehezkeli’s grim outlook comes in the wake of the October 7 terrorist attacks that rocked Israel. He said he believes that unless Israel adopts a more assertive stance, it risks facing further violence and turmoil. ‘Currently, I live with Arabs shoulder to shoulder, but only when I’m strong. Who’s strong—won’t be messed with,’ he said, emphasizing the need for a robust defense strategy to ensure Israel’s survival in a hostile region…”