In the Telegram account of opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, he trashes the statement of Arab member in the government coalition, Ra'am which said that any decision to plant trees in the Negev must be a government decision':

Likud:

"Every day the Bennett government descends to a new anti-Zionist low. For the first time in 73 years, a senior member of the Israeli government opposes planting trees in the Land of Israel. Bennett, shame on you!"