Bezalel Smotrich
Iran targets US forces in UAE, Jordan as Trump says attacks were 'a very good thing'
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Smotrich backs Givati soldiers jailed after refusing APC with female paramedic
Winter privately met with Netanyahu despite pledging independent run, N12 reports
Winter, Smotrich cross electoral threshold at expense of Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, Kan poll shows
Netanyahu warns against small right-wing parties, says they could hand election to 'fascist Left'
The prime minister's statement also came as Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad officially registered a new Right-wing party under the name "Brave Israel" on Monday.
Israel’s second War of Independence: The end of strategic illusions - opinion
Israel needs a government capable of combining military power with diplomatic judgment and building regional alliances.
Smotrich, Strock push Netanyahu to bar ISF from operating in Gaza before Hamas disarmament
Last Friday, Strock attended a tour of the Life Support Area Endurance camp, a staging site for ISF forces, and viewed ongoing preperations for the deployment of the ISF.
High Court lifts freeze on NIS 78m. Religious Services funding, keeps broader freeze in place
The freeze stems from a petition challenging an August 4 Knesset Finance Committee meeting held during the election recess.
Israel Election 2026: What does Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionist Party stand for?
"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"
Smotrich calls on Netanyahu to conquer Gaza under military rule, re-establish settlements
"There is no one in the world who will do the work for us. There is no country in the world that will send its soldiers to shed their blood and forcibly disarm Hamas," he told the students.
Smotrich: Israel should target, kill Hamas leaders, not negotiate with them
Smotrich further asserted that Netanyahu's stated goals for Gaza were only "halfway there," with the missing half being full Israeli control of Gaza, including Israeli settlement there.
Smotrich outlines 10-year plan to bring one million olim from North America, Europe - interview
"We now need to take aliyah and deal with it at the same scale, the same investment, the same intensity with which we dealt with security and settlement," said the finance minister.
Eight ministers, lawmakers wanted to leave Netanyahu's Likud for Otzma Yehudit, Ben-Gvir reveals
"They see Otzma's polls, they saw how strong we are, and they wanted to join," Ben-Gvir elaborated.
A-G warns haredi schools face funding cuts over core curriculum gaps
During the hearing, the justices sharply criticized the state. Justice Gila Canfy-Steinitz asked the state's representative: "Under what law or procedure were the funds transferred?"
