Burning homes with innocent Arabs inside is 'Jewish terrorism': Ex-Israeli premier

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said burning homes while innocent Arabs are inside consitutes as "Jewish terrorism."

"If someone comes to burn down the home of innocent Arabs with the people inside it, then of course that is Jewish terrorism.

"If it is done for nationalist reasons, that is the definition," Bennett told the Besheva conference on Sunday.

He said such acts should be condemned, adding: "I don’t understand how this serves the settlement movement."

Bennett's remarks come ahead of Israel's general elections that are set to be held on Oct. 27. The vote centers on Netanyahu’s Likud party and his principal challengers, particularly former army Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot and Bennett.

The comments also coincide with a rise in attacks by the Israeli military and occupiers in the occupied West Bank in recent days.