Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsThe measure, which received strong backlash from several legal and governmental bodies and officials, grants residents of 58 West Bank settlements an income-tax credit worth up to 10,000 shekels annually – including far-right lawmakers Smotrich and Succot, who promoted the billShare 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 formatSubscribeAvi Bar-Eliand TheMarker07:07 PM • June 04 2026 IDTThe Knesset approved a controversial tax-benefit bill for dozens of West Bank settlements overnight into Thursday, despite opposition from the Knesset's legal advisers and the Finance Ministry's Budget Department.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:West BankIsrael settlementsBezalel SmotrichCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesLebanonGulfNoam SohlbergMichael RabelloNetanyahu-TrumpHaQuizHaaretz PodcastKnesset Approves Controversial Bill Granting Tax Breaks to Dozens of SettlementsI'm Queer and Palestinian. Jerusalem Pride Is Not My CelebrationIsrael's New 'Iran Spies': Young, Broke and Mostly CluelessFor a Quiet Cease-fire Day: An Ancient Village With a Dash of SicilyIsrair Flight Diverted to Croatia After Slovenia Rejects LandingRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Israel's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says