Populist Israeli politicians will sometimes say stupid things to get more attention and more votes from their base. They've probably given a 1 hour interview from which few minutes where sliced. And the media loves interviewing the more cuckoo politicians. But the alternative is letting these guys "liberate" Palestine - they don't give interviews they just shoot their opponents.
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