With Israeli elections approaching, Palestinian-Israeli citizens fear they could be the next target if a far-right government comes to power. Previously, settlers had established an outpost on land in Majd al-Krum village, only to withdraw after protests from local Palestinian citizens. Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich, campaigning on a promise to "Judaize" the Galilee region, released a plan on August 27 to build 40 new Jewish communities in the Galilee and al-Naqab, aiming to increase the Jewish population by one million. Villagers believe recent provocations are designed to create a pretext for implementing policies similar to those in the West Bank in areas inhabited by Palestinian citizens.