Tag: Bezalel Smotrich
Israel moving to close terror-linked Ra’am charities
Israel’s Justice Ministry has initiated the process to close down two nonprofits controlled by the Islamist Ra’am Party due to their alleged financing of Hamas terrorism.
Igatha 48 (“Aid 48”) and the Association for Humanitarian...
Smotrich freezes purchase of fighter squadrons from the US
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his intention to freeze the planned purchase of two fighter squadrons until the government agrees to establish a public committee that will...
Knesset passes updated wartime budget
Israeli lawmakers approved the country’s amended war budget for 2024 on Wednesday afternoon after weeks of delay due to disagreements within the unity government. The budget bill was approved with 62 Knesset members in...
‘Moody’s economists are misreading the geopolitical map’
In between a press conference on immigration and a meeting with the families of Israelis being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich found the time for an interview.
It’s clear...
Biden sanctions ‘violent’ Israelis in Judea and Samaria
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order that imposes additional sanctions on Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria involved in alleged violence against Palestinians.
Biden's order targets four Israeli citizens who Washington...
Smotrich: Qatar ‘largely responsible’ for Oct. 7 massacre
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich fired back at Qatar for supporting Hamas terrorism after the Arab Gulf state attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for alleged remarks about Doha's role as a mediator in hostage...
‘We will always act according to the Israeli interest,’ Smotrich tells Blinken
The Israeli government "greatly appreciates" American support for the Jewish state's war effort but will always put the interests of its citizens first, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stressed this week as he welcomed...
Ignoring minister’s orders, IDF destroys Jewish homes in Gush Etzion
Israeli security forces early on Tuesday morning destroyed six Jewish homes in the eastern Gush Etzion region of Judea, in defiance of instructions by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
At least one of the destroyed houses...
In rare move, US slams Israeli ministers by name for calling for Palestinian resettlement
Matthew Miller, the U.S. State Department spokesman, rejected calls on Tuesday from two Israeli ministers for Palestinians to be permanently resettled outside of Gaza and for Israel to re-establish Jewish communities within the Strip.
“This...
US embassy in Jerusalem again snubs Ben-Gvir and Smotrich
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich did not receive invites to the U.S. Embassy's annual Rosh Hashanah reception, continuing the Biden administration's snub of the two senior cabinet members.
According...