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Israel is being pushed toward another intifada

Opinion: Smotrich’s E1 construction drive is less about expanding settlements than provoking an international clash and inflaming the West Bank ahead of Israel’s election

Ben-Dror Yemini | 08.23.26

מתוך הסרטון של בנימין נתניהו ובצלאל סמוטריץ'

Netanyahu’s spending spree leaves the next government facing austerity

Years of war spending, budget overruns and vast new defense commitments leave the next government facing tax hikes, canceled exemptions and billions more needed for health, education, welfare and infrastructure

Gad Lior | 08.23.26

Europe threatens action against Israel over E1 settlement plan

Britain, France, Germany and Italy demand Israel withdraw the 1,234-home tender; Smotrich rejects ‘dictates’ and sanctions threats

Itamar Eichner | 08.20.26

Kadim settlement reestablished as Israel rolls back 2005 northern West Bank disengagement

The move completes settlers’ return to Kadim, Ganim, Sa-Nur and Homesh as Smotrich warns a future government could reverse the expansion

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.20.26

Families return to the evacuated West Bank settlement of Ganim 21 years later

Families from the original community moved into the northern Samaria settlement evacuated during the disengagement; Smotrich, who led efforts to legalize the return, hailed the move as 'erasing the disgrace of expulsion'

Idan Bloemhof | 08.13.26

כוחות צה"ל לצד מתנחלים מול בתי פלסטינים בכפר קוסרה

Jewish rioters in Qusra aim to deter future evacuations, no matter who runs next government

Opinion: As in the 2017 Amona evacuation, extremists are seeking to make enforcement so politically and operationally costly that future governments hesitate to reverse West Bank policy; the IDF’s delayed response appears to have convinced them the authorities would look the other way

Ron Ben-Yishai | 08.12.26

How Smotrich turned his West Bank annexation vision into a reality

Over four years, Smotrich shifted West Bank powers to civilian control, legalized outposts, expanded settlements and backed vast farming projects, creating what critics call de facto annexation that future governments may struggle to reverse

Idan Bloemhof | 07.29.26

סמוטריץ' נואם לאחר קבלת תוצאות הרשימה לפריימריז

Israel election 2026: Religious Zionists choose ideological purity as Smotrich faces uphill fight for survival

Just 130 party officials chose a hard-line, settler-dominated slate, sidelining more moderate figures and leaving Smotrich reliant on two personal appointments to broaden the party as it hovers around the minimum threshold to enter Knesset

Yuval Karni | 07.28.26

Thousands rally near Gaza border calling for return of former Israeli settlements

Senior coalition ministers and lawmakers to join right-wing demonstration calling for immediate reestablishment of three communities evacuated during Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza

Roni Green Shaulov | 07.19.26

Government approved dozens of new West Bank settlements and over a billion shekels to build them

The cabinet decisions had been kept secret: In March, it was decided to establish 34 new settlements, for a total of 103; in June, it was decided to budget 1.3 billion shekels for pioneer neighborhoods; Smotrich: "This is a settlement revolution

Itamar Eichner | 07.14.26

Israel's ballooning $50B war bill: IDF warns it cannot keep operating without urgent funds

The Treasury says the demand is excessive, warning that tens of billions more for defense could force deep civilian cuts and strain Israel’s credit rating

Gad Lior | 06.30.26

The Cave of the Patriarchs, inside the Jewish community in Hebron, Bezalel Smotrich

Israel approves Hebron construction without Palestinian consent for first time in decades

The Higher Planning Council approved 576 housing units in the West Bank, including a 1,000-square-meter building for Shavei Hebron Yeshiva, a day after Bezalel Smotrich said parts of the Hebron planning arrangements had been revoked

Idan Bloemhof | 06.17.26

Israel cancels Hebron Accords, takes powers from Palestinian municipality

The move shifts planning authority in Jewish Hebron and key holy sites to Israeli bodies, ending decades-old arrangements tied to the 1997 protocol and Oslo process

Itamar Eichner | 06.16.26

Hazel Brief and her son, Yona Bezalel Brief, who was injured on October 7 defending Kibbut Kfar Aza and died 417 days later in Sheba Hospital

Who has the rights to a soldier's soul: bereaved mother's open letter to Betzalel Smotrich

Opinion: Before you use a fallen soldier’s picture, ask the family; Ask if they can bear it. Ask if the timing won’t crush them. Ask if their child’s face is yours to share

Hazel Brief | 06.11.26

Report: Israel to approve funding for 61 new West Bank settlements

Plan would fund temporary housing, infrastructure and public services for 61 new settlements in strategic West Bank areas before planning approvals are complete

ynet Global | 06.11.26