Member of Knesset Oren Hazan (Likud) said on Sunday that there are elements that are trying to cause friction between him and the Druze and Circassians living in Israel. Writing on Facebook he made it clear, "There are elements for whom the closeness and blood connection between Jews and you are not suitable and therefore they try to cause conflict between us by running a rumor that I said you are guests in this country. This is, of course, a gross and ugly lie."
Hazan continued, "I am not against and will never be against people who overwhelmingly constitute the most loyal to the State of Israel and its symbols. Period. A person who is loyal to this country deserves that same state return to him sevenfold, and anyone who is not loyal to it has no right to demand anything from it."