Former head of the Judea and Samaria Council Danny Dayan defended newly elected Member of Knesset Orit Struk (Jewish Home Party) in a pointed article in Haaretz newspaper.
"Lately the smear campaign going on against Orit has been unrestrained," Dayan wrote in his Facebook page.
He commented, "as you know, I supported Likud in the elections, but what was said was ugly, and crossed a red line..." Dayan wrote. He defended her recent bill regarding workers rights that was criticized in some news outlets.