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Israel to sign major economic cooperation deal with India

In a rare economic boost amid global pullback from Israel, senior finance officials, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, will travel to India this month to finalize a broad cooperation agreement expected to drive billions in trade and investment

Gad Lior | 09.03.25

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו מניהול המערכה נגד תוכנית ההשמדה של המשטר האיראני

Israel will hold Cabinet meetings at secret location following Houthi strike

Decision comes after airstrike that killed Houthi prime minister other senior leaders; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will boycott Sunday's session, opposing Netanyahu’s broad budget cuts to fund school security

Amir Ettinger | 08.31.25

This is the West Bank sovereignty plan settler leaders want Netanyahu to adopt

With France moving toward recognizing a Palestinian state, settler leaders urge Prime Minister Netanyahu to declare sovereignty over all areas without Palestinian residents; Smotrich pushes to act before global moves

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.28.25

Israel's West Bank plans highlight callous drive into a one-state future

Opinion: Smotrich's approach, driven by ideological aims and political maneuvers, risks international backlash, diplomatic isolation and profound domestic consequences

Dr. Michael Milshtein | 08.24.25

21 countries condemn Israel’s West Bank settlement expansion, UK summons ambassador

Britain, France, Canada and other Western nations denounce Israel’s E1 settlement plan, warning it undermines a two-state solution and fuels instability; London summons Israel’s ambassador, citing a breach of international law

Itamar Eichner, Reuters | 08.21.25

'Death knell for Palestinian state': Israel approves controversial E1 West Bank settlement plan

Civil Administration approves contentious E1 West Bank plan, adding 3,400 housing units in Ma’ale Adumim and new settlement in Asahael; critics warn it undermines Palestinian state, while Smotrich says it strengthens Jewish hold on central Israel

Itamar Eichner | 08.20.25

Germany tells Israeli government to stop West Bank settlement construction

further restrict the mobility of the Palestinian population in the West Bank by splitting it in half and cutting the area off from East Jerusalem, a German Foreign Ministry spokesperson says

Reuters | 08.15.25

בנימין נתניהו דונלד טראמפ בצלאל סמוטריץ' מעלה אדומים

EU, UK, UN condemn Israeli plan to expand E1 settlement; US offers cautious support

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announces start of construction of 3,401 housing units in Ma’ale Adumim’s E1 area, severing Palestinian territorial continuity between Ramallah and Bethlehem and isolating East Jerusalem

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.15.25

סמוטריץ' במסיבת עיתונאים במעלה אדומים על אישור תכנית E1

Smotrich greenlights controversial E1 project: 'Hypocritical leaders in Europe will have nothing to recognize'

Finance Minister officially announces construction plan in E1 that will sever Palestinian territorial continuity; Anyone in the world who tries to recognize a Palestinian state will receive an answer from us on the ground'; He calls on Netanyahu to 'apply Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, to forever remove from the agenda the idea of dividing the land'

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.14.25

'Final nail in coffin of Palestinian state idea': Smotrich okays controversial settlement expansion plan

Finance minister announces 3,401 new homes near Ma’ale Adumim and 3,515 more in nearby area, reviving long-stalled E1 project seen by critics as strategic barrier to future Palestinian state; move signals push for de facto Israeli sovereignty in West Bank

Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.14.25

Smotrich approves $50M Gaza aid despite vow ‘not a single grain’ to Hamas

Transfer is a bridging loan to the U.S.-backed fund, which had exhausted its budget; measure passed with broad support with only National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir voting against it

Yuval Karni, Itamar Eichner, Alexandra Lukash | 08.10.25

הפגזות כוחות צה"ל ברצועת עזה, נתניהו, סמוטריץ

Cost of Israeli control of Gaza could exceed $50 billion a year, estimates show

Israel risks severe economic strain from the costs of total military control of encalve and a stalled 2026 budget, with officials warning of deep cuts, higher taxes and potential credit downgrades as war expenses soar

Gad Lior | 08.10.25

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Smotrich says ‘lost faith’ in Netanyahu’s Gaza war position

Finance minister publicly withdraws confidence in Netanyahu’s war leadership, criticizing his Gaza strategy as weak and calling for a decisive military victory over Hamas

Itamar Eichner | 08.09.25

בצלאל סמוטריץ' ומשפחות גרעין השיבה בביקור בשא-נור

Smotrich poses next to 'death to Arabs' graffiti in West Bank settlement minister says was unaware

Ministry disavows graffiti after Finance minister visits the reestablished West Bank settlement of Sa-Nur to celebrate its official recognition by the cabinet; vows to restore communities evacuated by the government in 2005 disengagement

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.07.25

איתמר בן גביר בצלאל סמוטריץ' בנימין נתניהו

Destruction by denial: Extremist Netanyahu government ignores threats and forsakes hostages

Opinion: A dangerous misconception in Israel underestimates the threat of Jewish extremist violence while ignoring the stalled peace deal with Hamas; as hostages suffer and tensions rise, urgent leadership and honest negotiations are needed to avoid further destruction and isolation

Nadav Eyal | 08.03.25

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