MK Tamar Zandberg of the "Democratic Union" attacked the decision to build a new Jewish neighborhood in Hevron, saying it was "a victory for Kahane over the State of Israel."

"Anyone who establishes Jewish neighborhoods in the heart of the apartheid capital of Israel instead of dismantling them is a messianic who deliberately harms the future of the State of Israel. The Jewish neighborhood in Hevron is the focus of Israeli Kahanism, another neighborhood is a victory for Kahane over Israel," she said.