The chairman of the Religious Zionist Party, Bezalel Smotrich, condemns the attack on Rabbi Benayahu Brunner, who was appointed head of the conversion unit, and clarifies that he is a wise scholar, an important figure, and a worthy judge.
"I have great sorrow for the circumstances of his appointment and especially for the fact that Kahana intends to limit his powers as part of the privatization of the conversion he is promoting. But this is a worthy appointment and I wish him great success in his position."