MK Mossi Raz (Meretz) planted trees in the village of Awarta near Itamar in Samaria.
"On the occasion of Tu B'Shvat, I came to the village of Awarta in the occupied territories. We planted olive trees in place of those that had been destroyed by vandals from nearby hilltops," he stated.
Elihai Ben-Yishai, the brother of Ruthi Fogel, who was killed in the massacre in Itamar, responded: "After the murder, the residents of the village aided the killers by hiding the weapons and helping them to escape. This village has given rise to other murders in the past, and yet Mossi Raz, a member of the coalition, is planting trees there."