MK Oded Forer (Yisrael Beyteinu) commented on the government's decision to postpone the construction in E1: "After the Netanyahu government returned to the policy of containment when it agreed to accept the 'trickle' of rockets on the settlements of the Western Negev, after they postponed the evacuation of Khan al-Ahmar and canceled the recognition of Evyatar, after transferring 200 million NIS to Abu Mazen, now they postpone the construction on E1. This government surrenders to terrorism and bows down to Abu Mazen. Does anyone know where Itamar Ben-Gvir is? Can anyone get Orit Strook?"