Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, said on Thursday that a plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East ...

Israel Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich boasted that the construction could thwart Palestinian statehood plans ...

During a press conference, Smotrich stated that the program was part of a broader effort to "finally bury the idea of a Palestinian state." ...

Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich vowed to advance the E1 West Bank settlement, saying it will “bury” Palestinian ...

Bezalel Smotrich, who is sanctioned by Australia and the UK, says a controversial new development "definitively buries the idea of a Palestinian state".