Current sectionIsrael NewsOtzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism are expected to vote against the emerging Israel-Hamas deal, but not to resign in protest ■ That could change, however, when the deal progressesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMichael Hauser Tovand Noa ShpigelOctober 09, 2025Ministers from two far-right parties – Religious Zionism led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Otzma Yehudit led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir – are expected to vote against the emerging cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel-Gaza WarBenjamin NetanyahuItamar Ben-GvirBezalel SmotrichCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesEurovision 2026Iran7.10 Sexual ViolenceNetanyahu Haredi PoliticsIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIran-linked Militia Commander Arrested for Planning Attacks on U.S. Jewish SitesViolence at Jerusalem's Flag March Declined, but the Message Was Still SharpIDF Strikes in Gaza Target Hamas Military Head, PM Says; Red Crescent: 8 KilledArab Israelis Are Being Deprived of Their Collective Palestinian IdentityChina Won't Bail Trump Out of His Iran Woes – Maybe the OppositeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump Statue'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran Standoff