Israel Politics


Smotrich urges Netanyahu to return from US ‘with de-facto sovereignty’ for West Bank

Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich and Mateh Binyamin Regional Council Head Israel Ganz at ceremony marking official transfer of Civil Administration service units to permanent civilian complex, December 23, 2025.

'Smotrich is taking us hostage': Small-business owners protest new VAT, customs exemptions

Small-business owners protest outside the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem against the import reform and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, December 23, 2025.

US Armenian lobby strives to derail Yerevan’s attempts to reconcile with Jerusalem

Demonstrators, including members of the Armenian community, protest against Israeli policy over arms sales to Azerbaijan, outside Israel's foreign ministry in Jerusalem October 22, 2020.