FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a meeting of his Religious Zionist Party parliamentary faction, last week, in the Knesset. Will the war bring an economic boom like the Six Day War, or a bust like Yom Kippur? There are arguments supporting both sides, says the writer.
Smotrich defends delaying the purchase of fighter jets: 'Israel's security is not a game' Smotrich blocked the purchase of more jet fighters from Lockheed-Martin, citing concerns that this was not the wisest way to improve defense capabilities.