Bezalel Smotrich
Iran targets US forces in UAE, Jordan as Trump says attacks were 'a very good thing'
The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.
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
The secret Smotrich kept from his wife: Israel was going to war with Iran - interview
He voted against the January 2025 hostage deal, his own voters demanded he resign, and Ben-Gvir walked out. Smotrich stayed silent for five months. In an interview with the Post, he explained why.
Israel Katz and the Likud are ‘boom-boom-booming’ politics away – opinion
Regardless of who is competing in Israel’s upcoming elections, what must remain a top priority is to keep an eye on which politician intends to do what with the power bestowed upon them.
WATCH: 'I know how to act responsibly': Smotrich outlines election strategy, plan to draft haredim
“I think that right now the Religious Zionist public can and should run on its own as a big, strong, significant party,” Smotrich told the Post.
MKs attend reestablishment of West Bank settlement of Ganim, 21 years after disengagement
Katz and MK Yuli Edelstein attended the inauguration ceremony, breaking ground alongside Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan and several other members of Knesset.
Reservists to be granted increased housing benefits under new government plan
"From the very first day of the war, we have been wrapping IDF fighters and commanders, in both regular and reserve service, in a huge umbrella of billions upon billions," Smotrich said.
Hamas sees demilitarization talks as strategy to 'trap Israel,' Zini warns security cabinet
Speaking during a security cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Zini said Hamas believes it should have pursued the demilitarization agreement with the Board of Peace in order to "trap Israel."
'Arabs want to live': Left-wing protesters attempt to breach Religious Zionist party headquarters
Party members were instructed by their leadership not to leave their offices, and Israel Police are en route to the scene.
‘Zionist act of highest order’: Smotrich allocates NIS 113m. to develop West Bank heritage sites
The West Bank is home to over 2,600 archaeological and heritage sites, including the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, the Qumran Caves in the Judean Desert, and Sebastia.
Smotrich demands revote on Gaza reconstruction plan that he backed
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is calling for a new cabinet vote after claiming ministers approved the Peace Council's recommendations based on misleading information.
My Word: 'Wholocide' is 'libelocide' - opinion
In a world under constant threat of global jihad, blaming the Jews remains reliable and familiar. The real genocide has been either ignored or accepted.
