Bezalel Smotrich
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered the evacuation of the outpost in Samaria, setting up a possible showdown with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who opposed the move.
Senior members of Smotrich’s Religious Zionism Party will reportedly boycott Sunday’s Cabinet meeting in protest.
“The more I hear the counter-arguments ... the more my understanding grows of the critical importance of this reform,” says Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has been tasked with overseeing the body responsible for approving construction and handling other bureaucratic matters in Area C of Judea and Samaria.
Inflation in Israel surged to 5.3% in November, prompting the Bank of Israel on Jan. 2 to again raise the country’s benchmark interest rate, to 3.75%, the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.
Israel moves ahead with transfer of PA funds to terror victims
“There is no greater justice than offsetting the funds of the Authority, that acts to support terrorism, and transferring them to the families of the victims of terrorism,” says Israeli finance minister.
Israeli Minister Orit Strock: We must correct the “injustice and idiocy” of the 2005 disengagement.
The incoming finance minister linked to JNS reporting on a secret E.U. document that shows Brussels is working with and on behalf of the P.A. to take over Area C of Judea and Samaria.
Religious Zionism Party head Bezalel Smotrich and Shas leader Aryeh Deri insisted the law pass before the new government was sworn in.
Security to be increased for Israel’s new ministers
Elevated threat level is seen for Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Smotrich meets with the UAE ambassador to Israel
“This is what true peace looks like,” tweets the Religious Zionist Party head.
Religious Zionism Party chairman Bezalel Smotrich is set to receive powers reserved in the past for the defense minister, including authority to appoint the next Civil Administration head.
