Bezalel Smotrich
Knesset panel advances bill to expand rabbinical courts’ power over civil matters
Critics have warned of the bill's democratic implications, including those involving women's rights, which may deepen the rift between the haredi and secular communities.
Israel should enact the Ben-Gvir death penalty law - opinion
'Are we to blame that you murder one another?' Smotrich clashes with Ra’am over Arab crime spike
Smotrich, Netanyahu quarrel over law banning release of senior terrorists during exchange deals
Israel’s milk shortage shows how policy fights end up hurting the public - editorial
Milk rationing did not happen by accident. Protest tactics, rigid regulation, and stalled reform collided, leaving families paying the price for political and policy failure.
Farmers journey to Jerusalem to protest Smotrich's dairy reform after resuming milk supply
The protest comes after farmers resumed milk supply to dairies on Wednesday morning. They had halted the supply throughout Tuesday, leading to milk shortages.
Farmers halt milk supply in protest of Smotrich’s dairy industry reform
Numerous supermarkets across the country posted signs limiting the number of milk cartons each shopper could purchase as shelves ran low.
Glass half-empty: How milk prices keep rising despite advanced Israeli innovation - analysis
High milk prices in Israel are sparking a new debate over the country's farming regulations and its dependence on foreign imports.
Israeli supermarket chains limit customers' milk purchases amid halt to dairy supply
The reason for the sudden change in the food market came amid fears based on a farmer's protest wave against the dairy market reform promoted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
IDF officials warn ICJ genocide case poses greater risk than ICC
Military officials say the ICJ genocide case worries them more than the ICC, as Israel prepares a major response ahead of a March deadline.
Northern Israeli moshav head decries 'performative' cabinet meeting in Kiryat Shmona
Davidi said the ministers’ arrival in the north, more than two years after the war began, amounts to “a certificate of poverty” for the government.
Outcome of state budget vote uncertain amid coalition crisis over haredi draft
By law, if the state budget is not approved in all three readings by the end of March, when the fiscal year closes, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and elections will be called.
2026 budget reading puts government at risk, after months of ideological sparring - analysis
If the vote is postponed, or if the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties choose not to support it and it falls, then for all intents and purposes the government will fall with it.
'Hero of Kibbutz Alumim': Israel reacts to news of final hostage Ran Gvili's return
Leaders across Israel paid tribute as the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili were brought home, closing the chapter of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
