Itamar Ben-Gvir, an extremist Israeli lawmaker and who is set to become the minister in charge of police under Netanyahu, called for the resumption of “targeted assassinations” against Palestinian factions. “We must exact a price from terror,” he said at the scene of one of two explosions that went off near bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least 18. Police said they suspected the attack to be carried out by Palestinians. Ben-Gvir, who has called for the death penalty for Palestinian attackers, said the attack meant Israel needed to take a tougher stance on Palestinian violence. “We must return to be in control of Israel, to restore deterrence against terror,” he said. Israel needs to “bring back targeted assassinations,” and to put more restrictions on prisoners convicted of security crimes, he added. He also called for stopping the Palestinian Authority’s payments which he accused of “harboring terrorism.” He said that Israel “have to form a government as soon as possible; terror doesn’t wait.” Ben-Gvir is one of Netanyahu’s allies, and ultra-nationalist lawmaker who heads the Jewish Power party.