Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:
In Arab society within the State of Israel, we're talking about hundreds of thousands of weapons, including machine guns, explosive devices, and anti-tank missiles. This is more dangerous than Iran.
Just imagine 3,000—not 300,000, just 3,000—Arabs with M16 rifles.
One hundred in Kfar Saba, one hundred in Ra'anana, one hundred in Be'er Sheva, one hundred in Afula—just 3,000 in total.
In the next multi-front war, that would be an existential event compared to which October 7 would pale.
The State of Israel has lost its monopoly on the use of force.