Minister of Defense Ehud Barak said Sunday in the government’s cabinet meeting that lawbreakers in Judea and Samaria must be punished. Barak has made similar statements in the past.

Barak said: “We must increase the penalties for lawbreakers in Judea and Samaria. The breaking of the peace in Judea and Samaria is the attempt of a small radical group to shake the foundations of the State.”