The new Minister for Regional Cooperation, Issawi Frej, addressed the controversy over construction in Eviatar in an interview with Galei Tzahal.
"There is no justification or legality to build an outpost on private Palestinian land. The Likud sold 'Second Israel' for 12 years, put all investments in outposts and forgot about Afula. We came to change priorities, to say no - there is law, there is order," Frej said .