Bezalel Smotrich
Knesset member Bezalel Smotrich: “Jews should not be afraid and shouldn’t be attacked anywhere in the Land of Israel, and certainly not in Jerusalem and on their way to the Western Wall, and most certainly not on Passover.”
The Board of Deputies of British Jews is facing heavy criticism for calling Bezalel Smotrich’s ideology “abominable and hatred-inducing” and telling him to “get back on the plane.”
Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich warns of the meeting’s potential diplomatic fallout, while Hamas officials blast the Palestinian president for “stabbing our people in the back.”
“The judiciary is an island of stability in this time of great upheaval, although unfortunately there are those who have set themselves the goal of harming and weakening it,” says Chief Justice Esther Hayut.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames Religious Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich’s “provocations” against the Ra’am Party after the opposition wins control of the Arrangements Committee.
Amid rising pressure to enter coalition talks with Netanyahu, Religious Zionist Party head insists he will never join a government backed by the Ra’am Party.
“We call on members of the national camp to set aside their differences. Israel needs a solid, cohesive right-wing government,” says party leader Bezalel Smotrich.
“Proponents of terrorism who deny Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state are not legitimate partners in any government,” says Betzalel Smotrich.
The party is projected to garner six or seven Knesset seats, making it indispensable in any right-wing government.
“My goal is to replace Netanyahu and maintain the national camp’s power,” says Yamina Party leader Naftali Bennett, who has emerged as a “kingmaker” in the upcoming post-Knesset-election political battle.
The bill hails from the Land of Israel Lobby, chaired by M.K. Bezalel Smotrich.
“100,000 Palestinians can surround and cut off” a settlement, says former lawmaker Jamal Zahalka • Yamina MK Bezalel Smotrich calls for a criminal investigation.
