Bezalel Smotrich
Bezalel Yoel Smotrich is an Israeli politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Finance since 2022. The leader of the Religious Zionist Party, he previously served as a Knesset member for…
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Jun 21, 2026
Lean Left
Finance Minister advancing settlement budgets and annexation plans while blocking Palestinian economic aid.
Jun 21, 2026
Far Left
Smotrich advances a plan to legalize dozens of West Bank outposts and seize Palestinian land for settlers.
Jun 19, 2026
Center
Finance Minister and Religious Zionism leader who dismissed MK Moshe Solomon after discovering his talks to join Yoz Hendel's party.
Jun 19, 2026
Lean Left
The Finance Minister is advancing a budget that slashes social spending while funding illegal settlement outposts, sparking street demonstrations.
Jun 19, 2026
Far Left
Smotrich is advancing a plan to strip the Palestinian Authority of tax revenues.
Jun 18, 2026
Lean Left
Pushes a budget that cuts funding for Arab municipalities and expands subsidies for West Bank settlements.
Jun 18, 2026
Far Left
Smotrich is advancing plans to legalize dozens of illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank.
Jun 17, 2026
Lean Left
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is advancing policies that expand settlement budgets and restrict Palestinian land use.
Jun 17, 2026
Far Left
Smotrich announced plans to advance thousands of new settlement homes in the West Bank, defying US warnings.
Jun 15, 2026
Far Right
Smotrich declared that following the US-Iran agreement, the main test for Israel is now Lebanon.