“Raising the Israeli flag in northern Gaza, proudly, will send the message that Oct. 7 was not worth it—and that killing Jews does not pay off,” Religious Zionism lawmaker Ohad Tal told JNS on Monday.

In a candid sit-down interview at his Knesset office in Jerusalem, Tal outlined his vision for Israel’s future, including his fundamental belief that peace in the region can only be achieved by applying Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip.

He also discussed U.S.-Israel relations at the government level, his recent meetings with Diaspora Jewry and the initiatives he has promoted so far during his current term as a lawmaker.

Despite the text of a November 2025 U.S.-drafted resolution approved by the United Nations Security Council—including a clause outlining a “pat

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