Smotrich says he ‘won’t let’ Palestinian citizens celebrate election gains

Smotrich says he ‘won’t let’ Palestinian citizens celebrate election gains Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said his party “won’t let” Palestinian citizens of Israel celebrate after exit polls projected major gains for Palestinian-led parties, Haaretz reported. “I can see on some of the screens that the Arabs are celebrating tonight. So I’m telling you and them: We won’t let them celebrate,” Smotrich said at an event held by his Religious Zionism party. Exit polls projected the Joint List and the United Arab List would win between 16 and 18 seats, up from the 10 seats…