Katz's condemnation came months after a spike in such attacks, six days after a new mass attack last week, and after yet another mass attack earlier Monday.
Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday finally condemned Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians , months after a spike in such attacks, six days after a new mass attack last week, and after yet another mass attack earlier Monday.
Katz is among the last of the relevant government authorities to make a statement on the issue after an extended period of silence, despite making regular statements on many other national security issues.
While Katz condemned their attacks, his statement was notably focused on their attacks on IDF soldiers who were trying to prevent their attacks on Palestinians .
The defense minister did not actually mention the word "Palestinian" or condemn such attacks per se, other than to criticize the general idea of anyone taking the law into their own hands.
Katz did specifically give his backing to IDF Central Commander Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth is fighting Jewish extremists, who the defense minister said are a small group of "anarchists" who are giving a bad name to what he said was largely the law-abiding Jewish settler public.
