Responding to the British Board of Deputies' statement condemning the "divisive" politics of MK Bezalel Smotrich, MK Avi Maoz (Noam-Religious Zionism) called on Smotrich to stand strong and not be daunted.
"Bezalel, my good friend, don't be deterred from this mission you have taken upon yourself to fight against the reforms that this government is trying to push through," he said. "This response from the British Board of Deputies just shows how much hatred and division there is among the Jewish people living in the diaspora, as well as those here in Israel, and especially within the current government.
"There is no doubt that this government that desecrates the name of G-d is poisoning the atmosphere, but together we will continue to work for Jewish unity and to strengthen the Jewish identity of the State of Israel."