Bezalel Smotrich
Smotrich: ‘Voluntary migration’ of Gazans to Muslim countries ‘is not racism’
“Encouraging the voluntary migration of Muslims who seek to leave conflict zones specifically to Muslim countries is not racism,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said at NatCon.
Multi-million Herod’s Pools renovation project begins amid gov’t push to promote West Bank tourism
Netanyahu's Likud, Smotrich's RZP sign surplus-vote agreement ahead of elections
‘I want to see it empty’: Feiglin calls for annexation of Gaza during next gov’t's term - interview
Israel Election 2026: What does Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionist Party stand for?
"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"
Smotrich calls on Netanyahu to conquer Gaza under military rule, re-establish settlements
"There is no one in the world who will do the work for us. There is no country in the world that will send its soldiers to shed their blood and forcibly disarm Hamas," he told the students.
Smotrich: Israel should target, kill Hamas leaders, not negotiate with them
Smotrich further asserted that Netanyahu's stated goals for Gaza were only "halfway there," with the missing half being full Israeli control of Gaza, including Israeli settlement there.
Smotrich outlines 10-year plan to bring one million olim from North America, Europe - interview
"We now need to take aliyah and deal with it at the same scale, the same investment, the same intensity with which we dealt with security and settlement," said the finance minister.
Eight ministers, lawmakers wanted to leave Netanyahu's Likud for Otzma Yehudit, Ben-Gvir reveals
"They see Otzma's polls, they saw how strong we are, and they wanted to join," Ben-Gvir elaborated.
A-G warns haredi schools face funding cuts over core curriculum gaps
During the hearing, the justices sharply criticized the state. Justice Gila Canfy-Steinitz asked the state's representative: "Under what law or procedure were the funds transferred?"
The secret Smotrich kept from his wife: Israel was going to war with Iran - interview
He voted against the January 2025 hostage deal, his own voters demanded he resign, and Ben-Gvir walked out. Smotrich stayed silent for five months. In an interview with the Post, he explained why.
Israel Katz and the Likud are ‘boom-boom-booming’ politics away – opinion
Regardless of who is competing in Israel’s upcoming elections, what must remain a top priority is to keep an eye on which politician intends to do what with the power bestowed upon them.
WATCH: 'I know how to act responsibly': Smotrich outlines election strategy, plan to draft haredim
“I think that right now the Religious Zionist public can and should run on its own as a big, strong, significant party,” Smotrich told the Post.
MKs attend reestablishment of West Bank settlement of Ganim, 21 years after disengagement
Katz and MK Yuli Edelstein attended the inauguration ceremony, breaking ground alongside Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan and several other members of Knesset.
