WATCH: Israeli minister Smotrich shouted off stage by Gaza-border residents at memorial event. Smotrich was forced off the stage by residents of the Eshkol Regional Council during a ceremony to lay the cornerstone for 1,000 housing units near Gaza, held at Kibbutz Ein HaShlosha. Protesters confronted him directly over his past opposition to hostage deals: You have no right to exist here. Get off the stage. If you loved me, you would have protected Roni. If you hadn't opposed the hostage deal at the time, many more hostages would have come back alive.