Bezalel Smotrich - Wikipedia
Smotrich is a settler in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, living in the settlement of Kedumim, which is illegal under international law. His residence was also built illegally outside the settlement proper.
West Bank: Israeli minister calls for preparations to annex …
Nov 11, 2024 · Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered preparations for the annexation of settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Bezalel Smotrich | Biography, Israel’s Far Right, Party, & West Bank ...
4 days ago · In a coalition deal with Benjamin Netanyahu in 2022, he became finance minister, gained oversight of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and pushed a controversial attempt at judicial reform that led to unprecedented unrest in Israel in 2023.
Far-right Israeli minister orders preparations for West Bank …
Nov 11, 2024 · Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has ordered preparations for the annexation of the occupied West Bank ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump taking office in January...
Smotrich recorded describing ‘mega-dramatic’ plan for civilian …
Jun 22, 2024 · Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was recently recorded telling settler supporters that the government is engaged in a clandestine effort to change the way Israel governs the West Bank,...
Smotrich Says Israel Is 'A Step Away' From Annexing West Bank …
Nov 12, 2024 · Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday at a Religious Zionism party meeting that during President-elect Donald Trump's previous term, "We were just a step away from applying sovereignty over the settlements in Judea and Samaria [the West Bank], and now the time has come to do it."
Israeli Official Describes Secret Government Bid to Cement Control …
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...
Far-right Israeli minister sets out plan to prevent West Bank from ...
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...
Israel's finance minister now governs the West Bank. Critics see …
Sep 14, 2023 · Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich — a staunch supporter of settlements that most of the international community considers a breach of international law — assumed new powers from the military over the occupied territory this year.
The Israeli Ultranationalist Quietly Reshaping the West Bank
Aug 16, 2024 · TEL AVIV—From the far-right fringes of Israeli politics, Bezalel Smotrich called for years for the annexation of the West Bank. Now, as a minister at the heart of government, he is using...