Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu squabbled over the ongoing negotiations for a hostage release deal with Hamas and the provision of funds to the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday. The squabble began after Smotrich posted on X, “The war cabinet should send the head of the Mossad to assassinate the leaders … Read more
Religious Zionist Party (RZP) MK Ohad Tal started collecting signatures from other MKs on Tuesday for a bill that would postpone the municipal elections again. The elections, which were supposed to take place toward the end of October, were delayed until January 30, when the Swords of Iron War began on October 7. The … Read more
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara must instruct the Finance Ministry to freeze coalition funds for the 2024 state budget, the Movement for Quality Government in Israel (MQG) urged in a letter to her, the Finance Ministry’s legal counsel, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. Following the passing of the amended 2023 budget last week, which included coalition … Read more
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich may have to give up on some NIS 400 million for security purposes in the West Bank in the 2023 amended budget as preparation of the bill continued on Monday in the Finance Committee. The process was stalled on Sunday when Smotrich was told by the Finance Ministry’s professionals and … Read more
A number of prominent Jewish organizations have sent a letter to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionist Party) urging him to keep the Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry from closing down, as has been recommended by the officials of his ministry. The Jerusalem Post has learned that a group of prominent Jewish American … Read more
