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 15, 2026
Lean Left
Smotrich is advancing annexation of West Bank land and defunding the Palestinian Authority.
Jun 15, 2026
Far Left
Finance Minister Smotrich pushes budget cuts to social welfare while funding illegal West Bank outposts.
Jun 14, 2026
Lean Left
He continues to promote controversial West Bank policies and challenge judicial authority, especially as Finance Minister and a minister in the Defense Ministry.
Jun 14, 2026
Far Left
Smotrich consistently makes headlines for his explicit support for West Bank settlement expansion, discriminatory statements, and control over crucial civilian authorities in the occupied territories.
Jun 13, 2026
Lean Left
As Finance Minister, he drives fiscal policies that critics argue disproportionately benefit settlements and religious institutions while neglecting other sectors.
Jun 13, 2026
Far Left
As Finance Minister, he promotes policies favoring settlements and often makes discriminatory statements against Arab citizens.
Jun 12, 2026
Far Right
Finance Minister Smotrich is actively working to cancel a directive that stripped yeshiva donors of tax benefits, urging Shas and UTJ to support the necessary legislation.
Jun 12, 2026
Center
Smotrich's participation in the pro-Israel march in New York drew backlash from Jewish organizations who felt deceived, and the government is advancing a billion-shekel settlement expansion plan, believed linked to his agenda, via a classified cabinet session.
Jun 12, 2026
Lean Left
Smotrich is in the news for blocking humanitarian aid, advancing annexationist West Bank policies, and threatening to collapse the coalition if a Gaza ceasefire deal includes ending the war.
Jun 12, 2026
Far Left
Smotrich has publicly threatened to collapse the government if Netanyahu agrees to any ceasefire terms that do not include permanent Israeli military presence in Gaza and rejection of a Palestinian state.