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Bezalel Yoel Smotrich (Hebrew: בְּצַלְאֵל יוֹאֵל סְמוֹטְרִיץ׳, born 27 February 1980) is an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Finance since 2022.
Jun 21, 2024 · The reporters reviewed a recording of a recent speech given by Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right Israeli cabinet minister spearheading efforts to cement Israeli control over the occupied West Bank.
3 days ago · The general’s statement appeared to be a swipe at Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who is himself a settler and who has been crippling the authority by withholding tax ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says the cabinet approved his plan to legalise five controversial settlements in the occupied West Bank in retaliation for Palestinian ...
Nov 30, 2022 · A few days shy of his 29th birthday, Bezalel Smotrich was making his first foray into frontline Israeli politics. That Knesset bid, which failed, came just four years after he was arrested by the...
May 22, 2024 · Smotrich informs the prime minister that he intends to take immediate action to cut off the transfer of funds to the Palestinian administrative body and says that he will not extend the indemnity...
Mar 31, 2023 · Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, is a longtime advocate of contentious plans to overhaul the judiciary. He has also exacerbated tensions with Palestinians and Israel’s allies.
Jun 21, 2024 · Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has spoken about preventing the occupied West Bank from becoming a part of an independent Palestinian state, according to leaked audio of a speech he...
4 days ago · For far-right messianic settler ministers like Orit Strock and Bezalel Smotrich and their sizeable constituencies, nine months of battles in Gaza aren't enough. They sense a biblical opportunity for conquest and power, and Prime Minister Netanyahu won't publicly oppose them. This is the story of a war between two Israels
May 22, 2024 · Israel must take six punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority to combat its push for unilateral statehood and its legal campaign against the Jewish state, Finance Minister Bezalel...
Mar 9, 2023 · Bezalel Smotrich, the extremist settler, is making his mark on the Israeli government. The leader of the Religious Zionist Party was entrusted by Benyamin Netanyahu with the administration of...
May 9, 2024 · Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told a group of settlement mayors Wednesday night that the establishment of a Palestinian state was becoming a “tangible danger” due to international efforts...
Mar 21, 2023 · Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people or nationhood over the weekend, prompting a rebuke from the United States just weeks after...
Mar 1, 2023 · Who is Bezalel Smotrich, and what job did he just receive? Smotrich, 43, is himself a settler and has served in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, for nearly eight years. During that time, he’s...
Jun 30, 2024 · Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich at a conference of the Israeli newspaper "Makor Rishon", in Jerusalem, June 30, 2024.
Nov 16, 2022 · Bezalel Smotrich is an ultranationalist who opposes Palestinian sovereignty and wants to govern Israel by Jewish law. He seeks the Defense Ministry in Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and his far-right Religious Zionism party work to change Israel's democracy.
So declared Bezalel Smotrich, a controversial figure who has become a major player in the Israeli political landscape. A key figure in the coalition, the leader of the Religious...
Mar 2, 2023 · The US Department of State had denounced Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich’s comments on Wednesday, calling them “repugnant” and “disgusting”, but advocates have said verbal ...
Mar 30, 2023 · Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich dismissed the existence of a Palestinian people and history in a speech he delivered in Paris on March 19.
Far-right lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich said Sunday that the Palestinian people were “an invention” from the last century and that people like himself and his grandparents were the “real...
Jan 6, 2024 · Ultra-nationalist leader Bezalel Smotrich vows to "finish the job" of expelling Arabs from Israel, advocating for segregation and biblical law.
Mar 7, 2023 · Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli finance minister and leader of the Religious Zionist party, gestures as he visits the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of the occupied east Jerusalem on 10 May, 2021 (AFP) On...
4 days ago · 1 min read. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday it would be a huge mistake to stop Israel’s military offensive in Gaza now. For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine ...
Mar 20, 2023 · Jordan summoned the Israeli envoy in protest of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s speech at a conference in Paris over the weekend, during which he claimed the Palestinian people are an...
Bezalel Yoel Smotrich ( Hebrew: בצלאל יואל סמוטריץ, was born on February 27, 1980, in Haspin, in the Golan Heights, and grew up in the Beit El settlement in the West Bank. His father was an Orthodox rabbi, and Smotrich received a religious education, attending Mercaz HaRav Kook, Yashlatz, and Yeshivat Kedumim.
J ustice Minister Yariv Levin and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich both blast requests from the Israel Court’s Administration to provide funding for private legal representation for unlawful ...
Oct 15, 2023 · Finance Minister Bezalel acknowledges that he failed, and the government failed, to stop the Hamas assault that killed some 1,300 people. “I take responsibility for what was and what will be. We...
Bezalel Smotrich. Member of the following Knessets: 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. Personal Details. Date of Birth: February 27, 1980 Place of Birth: Israel Profession: Lawyer. Education: - B.A. in Law; certified as a lawyer Military Service: Operations Division of the General Staff Languages: Hebrew.
