MK Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the Religious Zionism party, attacked the decision to exclude religious Zionist students from Lieberman's new subsidy guidelines.
'On the eve of Tisha B'Av, Bennett and Shaked are trying to sow more separation and controversy, this time between religious Zionism and the Haredi public. You will not succeed. No matter what color kippah (skullcap) we wear, remain united against those who would surrender to terrorism, and at the same time deride those who study the Torah."