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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left), Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (shaking Netanyahu's left hand) and Minister in the Defense Ministry Bezalel Smotrich (shaking Netanyahu's right hand) sign a document of understandings on the division of responsibility in the Defense Ministry, Feb. 23, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

Netanyahu, Gallant, Smotrich reach deal on authority over Civil Administration

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday signed a document of understandings regarding the division of responsibility in the Defense Ministry, in which Smotrich also...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Feb. 12, 2023. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Netanyahu confirms partial freeze on Israeli activity in Judea and Samaria

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Israel will not advance plans to legalize outposts in Judea and Samaria for the next few months, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday, without specifying a precise timeframe. The move does not apply to...
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Religious Zionism Party head Bezalel Smotrich at the swearing-in of the 25th Knesset in Jerusalem, Nov. 15, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Netanyahu to transfer full power over Civil Administration to Smotrich

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday to immediately transfer to him power over the Defense Ministry’s Civil Administration, in accordance with their parties’ coalition agreement. Netanyahu phoned Smotrich after...
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich gives a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (unseen) at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on Jan. 11, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Smotrich slams Gallant over razing of Jewish-owned property in Samaria

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he Israeli Defense Ministry’s Civil Administration ordered the razing on Wednesday of a Jewish-owned olive grove and orchard in Samaria, in defiance of instructions by Minister in the Defense Ministry Bezalel Smotrich. Security forces reportedly...
PLO envoy to the U.N. Riyad Mansour addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, April 25, 2022. Credit: Mark Garten/U.N. Photo.

PA seeking UNSC resolution condemning Israel’s assertion of rights in Judea and Samaria

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The Palestinian Authority is seeking a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel’s decision this week to authorize nine outposts in Judea and Samaria in response to a deadly terrorist attack in Jerusalem, Axios reported on Tuesday. According to the...

Smotrich vows unrestrained building in Judea and Samaria despite US opposition

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vowed on Tuesday to promote unrestrained construction in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, despite opposition from the Biden administration. “The real answer to terror is to continue to...
Otzma Yehudit Chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir at the launch of the party's election campaign in Jerusalem, Feb. 15, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

UN data points to rise in illegal building demolitions under Ben-Gvir

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Israeli demolition of illegal Arab construction has risen sharply under Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, according to data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Between Jan. 1 and...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Likud Party meeting at the Knesset, Jan. 16, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Netanyahu vows to combat illegal Palestinian construction in Judea and Samaria

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday to combat illegal Palestinian construction in Judea and Samaria. “We’ll fight against illegal building by Palestinians,” said Netanyahu, who qualified that this did not mean that the...
Religious Zionism Party head Bezalel Smotrich in Jerusalem, Nov. 30, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Smotrich assumes reins of Civil Administration after meeting top defense officials

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich held a meeting on Thursday with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the head of the Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), in a bid to delineate their...
Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chair Yuli Edelstein and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides meet in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Source: Courtesy of the Knesset.

Knesset committee to US ambassador: Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria ‘should continue’

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The chair of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee told U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides that settlement expansion would continue, despite Washington’s objections. Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, the former Knesset speaker who now...