Politics | Judea & Samaria

Smotrich details ‘mega-dramatic' shift to tighten control of Judea and Samaria

"We are in the middle of a huge job right now to implement a completely new enforcement system in the Civil Administration," the finance minister said.

He is correct.

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Smotrich: Gov't has 'no right to exist' if Rafah op canceled

According to media reports, new terms conveyed to Egypt include a willingness to discuss the "restoration of sustainable calm" in Gaza.

I couldn’t agree more. ALL of Rafah needs to be destroyed.

News | Israel At War

Ben-Gvir, Smotrich lash out over Gaza military withdrawal

“If the prime minister decides to end the war without a large-scale offensive in Rafah to defeat Hamas, he will not have a mandate to continue serving,” said Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

This is insane. WHO would have imagined on 10/7 that six months later, Hamas would still exist, and the IDF would be withdrawing without achieving the primary goal of destroying Hamas and the secondary goal of reestablishing deterrence. Ben Gvir and Smotrich are right. If this stands, Netanyahu must go. I am much more concerned though that Israel let it get to this stage.

News | News

Israel News: Smotrich is right - there were no Arabs who identified as Palestinian a century ago

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Politics | Politics

Minister Betzalel Smotrich on the Critical Importance of the Judicial Override Clause

Minister & MK Betzalel Smotrich spoke before the panel on the Judicial Override Clause at Ariel University’s 29th Annual Conference on Judea & Samaria.

This is a must read to understand why balance MUST be restored to Israeli democracy since the activism of the Justice system has ruined that necessary balance!