Bezalel Smotrich

Bezalel Smotrich Avi Ohayon, CC BY-SA 3.0

Israeli far-right politician (born 1980)

Bezalel Yoel Smotrich is an Israeli politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Finance since 2022. The leader of the Religious Zionist Party, 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.

Also known as...Betzalel Smotrich, Bezalel Eliyahu Smotrych, Besalel of Smotrych, Bezalel Yechoel Smotrich / Besalel Yoel Smotrych, and Bezalel Joel Smotrich
Netanyahu pushes far-right unity, Ben-Gvir resists

Netanyahu is pushing for far-right unity but Ben-Gvir is resisting the move.