Finance minister defies legal counsel, vows to maintain Haredi daycare subsidies
Bezalel Smotrich accuses government lawyers of bias against ultra-Orthodox community and overstepping authority.
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Smotrich to PM: Condition Israeli support for US return to UNESCO
Exclusive: The finance minister suggests Israel should only support the move if the Palestinian Authority is removed as a member.
State Department 'deeply troubled' as Israel fast tracks Judea and Samaria construction
The Higher Planning Committee is set to meet next week to approve 4,560 new housing units in communities throughout the ...
PM says judicial reform to move forward as Coalition pressure mounts
“We will of course continue with our efforts to arrive at a broad consensus agreement, to the extent possible,” Netanyahu ...
Cities across Israel go on strike to protest tax transfer plan
The so-called "Arnona Fund" would see wealthier municipalities subsidize poorer ones with local business property taxes.
Thousands march to evicted outpost in response to terror wave
“We are here not to give in to terrorism. If we give in to terrorism here, we will give into ...
PM: Transportation Minister Smotrich will not be fired
Likud officials say National Union leader Bezalel Smotrich "went too far" by calling PM Benjamin Netanyahu "weak" for allowing an ...
Netanyahu taps Likud ally as Israel's justice minister
Appointment makes MK Amir Ohana Israel's first openly gay cabinet member. United Right rattled by nomination as National Union leader ...
Netanyahu: Israel will not be governed by Jewish law
MK Bezalel Smotrich, who seeks the post of justice minister, says, "Israel will go back to being run as it ...
MK Smotrich elected leader of National Union party
He expressed his appreciation for his party's vote of confidence.