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Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich and and Arnon Ben Dor, Chairman of the Histadrut hold a joint press conference in Tel Aviv, March 2, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 8, 2024, 9:45 am
Smotrich ‘Gaza starvation’ comments condemned by UK and the EU
Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich says 'no one in the world will allow us to starve two million people'
By Lee Harpin
July 2, 2024, 4:52 pm
OPINION: True supporters of Israel must back the creation of a Palestinian state
Richard Miron argues that Labour's pledge to recognise Palestine as part of a process is a good first step for the benefit of both Israelis and Palestinians and against extremism
By Richard Miron
Smotrich delivers Paris speech in front of banner with Greater Israel map
March 20, 2023, 10:49 am
Smotrich gives speech next to Israel map featuring parts of Jordan and Syria
Israel's far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich described the Palestinians as 'fictitious' during a speech in Paris over the weekend.
By Lee Harpin
Far-right leader, Betzalel Smotrich, in Knesset.
January 16, 2023, 1:07 pm
Smotrich: ‘My voters don’t care if I’m a homophobe… they don’t give a damn about the gays’
In recording from a few months ago, far-right minister heard saying he could act against LGBTQ community without repercussions but concedes: ‘I won’t stone gays [to death]’.
By Times of Israel
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s speech to Conservative Friends of Israel this week
December 14, 2022, 12:12 pm
VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: Warm words for Israel, but a penny for Sunak’s true thoughts
The prime minister was wise to mention what he mentioned and to not mention what he didn’t in his speech to Conservative Friends of Israel this week.
By Voice of the Jewish News
Israeli designate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in conversation with right-wing Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament.
December 8, 2022, 11:09 am
OPINION: Hurling accusations does a disservice to Israel and our community
Gary Mond, chairman of the National Jewish Assembly, attempts to calm a Jewish community unsettled by the recent Israeli election.
By Gary Mond
2K81PPW WEST BANK - OCTOBER 19: Israeli soldiers stand next to an election campaign banner for the far right Religious Zionism party (HaZionut HaDatit) depicting its leader Bezalel Smotrich with a caption reading, ?What you choose is what you get" hanged at the military Awarta checkpoint one of several checkpoints that surround the Palestinian city of Nablus on October 19, 2022 in Nablus, West Bank. Credit: Eddie Gerald/Alamy Live News
November 6, 2022, 3:26 pm
OPINION: We must call out this repulsive situation before our enemies do
Jenni Frazer asks how British Jews can be expected to keep their mouths shut while Netanyahu makes his comeback on the backs of unspeakable political bedfellows.
By Jenni Frazer
MK Itamar Ben Gvir brandishing a handgun during clashes in East Jerusalem on October 13.
October 20, 2022, 6:33 pm
OPINION: An Israel we – and more importantly Israelis – want
David Davidi-Brown, chief executive of New Israel Fund UK, on this week's Jewish News front page and the possibility of Betzalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir becoming Israeli ministers.
By David Davidi-Brown
Itamar Ben Gvir (R), head of Israel's Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) party, cheers to supporters at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem
October 19, 2022, 11:47 am
OPINION: Far-right ministers in Jerusalem would have global consequences for Israel
Former Middle East minister Alistair Burt warns about the potential impact of Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir entering Government.
By Rt Hon Alistair Burt
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