The Latest Breaking News from Bezalel Smotrich

Simon Schama urges UK Jews to condemn Israel’s ‘horrifying’ shift to far right

Historian and TV presenter is among those to speak out as protest grows over settler violence against Palestinians

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

Israeli minister inciting violence with remarks: UN rights chief

Volker Turk slams Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call for Palestinian village of Huwara to be ‘wiped out’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2023

EU Diplomat Demands Accountability Following Israeli Settler Rampage in West Bank

The European Union's envoy to the Palestinians called on Friday for accountability and for perpetrators to be brought to justice after a rampage by Israeli settlers this week in the occupied West Bank in which one Palestinian was killed and dozens of houses, shops and cars were torched. Ambassador Sven…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2023

What's driving the players behind Israel's legal overhaul?

Proponents of the Israeli government's planned legal overhaul often argue that curtailing the power of judges and courts is good for the country

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

US Slams Israeli Minister’s Call to ‘Erase’ Palestinian Village as ‘Disgusting'

State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's comments that called for a Palestinian village to be "erased" "were irresponsible. "They were repugnant.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 2, 2023

Israel is facing twin existential crises – what is Benjamin Netanyahu doing to solve them?

Israel is facing one of the most serious crises in its history. And it could be the biggest test yet for Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, just months after he resurrected his political career by returning to the prime minister’s office.

The Conversation · Mar 2, 2023

‘Repugnant’: US rebukes Israeli remark on Palestinian village

US State Department condemns Israeli minister’s call for Huwara to be ‘wiped out’, calling it a ‘disgusting’ incitement.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023

Israeli police use stun grenades, water cannon in crackdown on protests against judicial reform

Weeks of anti-government protests in Israel turned violent on Wednesday for the first time as police fired stun grenades and a water cannon at demonstrators who blocked a Tel Aviv highway. The crackdown came shortly after Israel’s hard-line national security minister urged a tough response to what he said were…

France 24 · Mar 1, 2023

Netanyahu Denies Allegations Of Freezing New Housing In The West Bank At A Security Summit

Netanyahu denied that Jerusalem had agreed to halt building activities in Judea and Samaria after the joint statement in the end.

Zenger · Mar 1, 2023

Israeli army arrests Palestinian suspects in deadly shooting

The Israeli military says Israeli troops arrested two Palestinians suspected of involvement in the killing earlier this week of an American-Israeli

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023