Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that "the economic left in Likud is trying to defeat the citizens of Israel in the service of monopolies and for a few votes in the primaries. While Prime Minister Netanyahu is busy with Israel's security, a handful of Likud MKs are busy with petty politics and together with the opposition want to make us all pay dearly. I will not let the public lose. Narrow personal interests will not defeat the good of Israel's citizens. I do not intend to give up and surrender to the left. With God's help, I will sign a new order and continue to care for Israel's citizens. Against the entire left, it can be cheap here!"