Bezalel Yoel Smotrich is an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Finance since 2022. The leader of the National Religious Party–Religious Zionism, he previously served as a Knesset member for the Jewish Home and Yamina, leaving in 2023 after resigning under the Norwegian Law, allowing him to remain a minister in the government while his seat in the Knesset could be taken by another candidate from his party.
Israel estimates $3 billion in economic damage from its 12-day war with Iran, calling it the most extensive destruction in its..
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Settlements Minister Orit Strock have strongly rejected the US-backed phased..
