Over four years, Smotrich shifted West Bank powers to civilian control, legalized outposts, expanded settlements and backed vast farming projects, creating what critics call de facto annexation that future governments may struggle to reverse

Over four years, Smotrich shifted West Bank powers to civilian control, legalized outposts, expanded settlements and backed vast farming projects, creating what critics call de…

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday highlighted his government’s expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, describing the approval of new…