Yehuda Eliyahu, an ally of Smotrich, takes charge of key body amid concerns over occupied West Bank settlement expansion and the impact on Palestinian citizens of Israel
Yehuda Eliyahu, an ally of Smotrich, takes charge of key body amid concerns over occupied West Bank settlement expansion and the impact on Palestinian citizens of Israel
An Israeli settler at the Karmel outpost records activity in the Palestinian village of Um el-Kheir, south of Yatta in the occupied West Bank, 14 April 2026 (Hazem Bader/AFP)
Published date: 5 May 2026 15:31 BST
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Born of Israel's settler community, the finance minister has subverted the Palestinian West Bank's few protections.
Far-right Israeli minister responds to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's 'concern' over 'de facto annexation' in the West Bank
JERUSALEM: Israel’s far-right finance minister said on Wednesday that maps were being drawn up for annexing territory in the…
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the move was about blocking the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Who Visited a Settlement Deep in the West Bank Alongside Other Far-right Figures Advocating…
Israel on Wednesday gave final approval to settlement construction plans in the E1 area, which would sever the northern West Bank…
