Bezalel Smotrich

Abbas fires Shechem governor - over Passover sacrifice?

PA head fires Ahram Rajoub with no reason; speculation is Abbas is angry he took part in Samaritan sacrifice with MKs Smotrich and Zohar.

Netanyahu promises to 'settle score' with bus bomb terrorists

After Jerusalem bus bombing PM vows to bring terrorists to justice. Hamas and Islamic Jihad organizations praise bombing.

Bearded Israeli soldiers barred from Yad Vashem ceremony

Beard saga continues: IDF commanders ban unshaven troops from Holocaust memorial, prompting suggestions of discrimination.

'I thought democracy included me too, I was wrong'

MK's wife returns fire over media backlash, after she called for separate pregnancy wards for Jewish and Arab women.

Bennett: Arabs, too, are created in the Image of God

Jewish Home party leader criticizes MK's opposition to treating Jewish and Arab women in the same ward; 'The Right doesn't hate Arabs.'

Smotrich: Who would want to lie next to a potential terrorist?

MK doubles down on controversial comments, says wife 'wouldn’t want to lie near a baby who might want to murder her baby years from now.'

'New mothers want rest, not Arab feasts'

Report finds that maternity wards separate between Jewish, Arab patients. MK Tibi: 'We must not give in to such racist attitudes.'

High Court: Private conversions recognized for citizenship

Chief Rabbi slams giving official recognition to 'unsupervised pirate conversion industry,' MK Smotrich vows to draft a bill against it.

'Israeli sovereignty to the Tigris and the Euphrates'

Jewish Home MK protests government and slams Herzog for his 'policy of withdrawal,' calls for annexation of Judea-Samaria.

Jewish Home MK: Annex Judea/Samaria, pay Arabs to emigrate

Bezalel Smotrich offers alternative peace plan to the two-state solution, calls for annexation of Judea and Samaria.

MK Smotrich: Stabber of any age mustn't come home alive

Jewish Home MK says shooting terrorists dead, including young ones, is 'the ABC of morality.'

Yaalon: We cannot lose our humanity to anger

Defense Minister Yaalon defends rejection by IDF Chief of Staff of Talmudic 'slogan'; 'Woe to us if we do not protect our own humanity.'

Smotrich opposes Netanyahu's law to oust Arab MKs

As Joint Arab List MKs boycott discussion on law proposal, Jewish Home's Smotrich becomes unlikely ally, note law open to abuse.

Smotrich erupts over IDF Rabbinate reorganization

During Knesset committee meeting MK Bezalel Smotrich called plan to reorganize IDF Rabbinate 'underhanded opportunism'.

Smotrich breaks promise on Hevron eviction

After vow to not vote with coalition until Jews returned to their homes, Jewish Home MK claims 'public responsibility obligates me.'

'Europe's decision also goes against the Oslo Accords'

Legal Grounds organization says EU decision to separate Judea-Samaria from rest of Israel violates Oslo Accords.

Smotrich slams Ya'alon's 'shameful' rhetoric against 'settlers'

Outrage over Hevron eviction heats up after Defense Ministers calls 200 Jewish residents 'intruders.'

Druze Deputy Minister: 'Do not evict Jews'

Kara, together with Hazan and Smotrich, issue PM an ultimatum on Hevron eviction, Minister Elkin calls to 'deal with PA executions first.'

Smotrich: IDF top brass undermining army's Jewish identity

MK Bezalel Smotrich slams the proposal to remove the "Jewish Identity" department from the IDF Rabbinate. "This undermines the Rabbinate."

'I expect MKs Saadi and Smotrich to condemn terror'

PM Netanyahu says he expects all MKs to condemn rampant Arab terror, but that Smotrich should also come out against 'Jewish terror.'

Gafni tells Smotrich haredim 'hate' religious Zionists

Finance Committee meetings erupts after the UTJ chairman accuses Jewish Home MK of being a 'greedy zealot.'

'Zionism wins': Knesset approves Settlement Division bill

New law will enshrine legal status of Settlement Division in funding and developing rural Jewish communities across Israel.

Bill: Allow Jews to pray on Temple Mount

MK Bezalel Smotrich's bill to ensure full freedom of access, worship to every religion at every Israeli holy site - Temple Mount included.

Duma protest arrives on MK's doorstep

Protestors waited all night in the freezing cold in tent outside Bezalel Smotrich's door to demand change in ISA interrogation tactics.

'UTJ forgot it's part of the coalition'

Jewish Home MK refuses to vote on budgetary issues after MK Moshe Gafni scraps needs of Judea-Samaria, Gaza belt from agenda.

Poverty statistics inflated, says MK

Jewish Home's Smotrich says while gaps are worrisome, today's poor are much less poor than those of 20 years ago.

'Coordinated leftist campaign' against WZO's Settlement Division

MK Smotrich leads fight to push through law to regulate the operations of the Settlement Division of World Zionist Organization.

Bill: Close mosques which incite terrorism

Similar bills are already underway in France and the US, MK Bezalel Smotrich notes.

MK: State is hounding nationalist protesters

Five youths who protested against planned razing of synagogue face up to 20 years in jail.

Opposition tears into Jewish Home's MK Smotrich

Smotrich has become the prime minister, says Labor head Herzog. Yesh Atid: Smotrich sold out soldiers.

MKs boycott EU in response to 'settlement' labeling decision

Two Jewish Home MKs exchange their cars in tit-for-tat move against EU discrimination.

Jewish Home MKs boycott Knesset over Judea-Samaria freeze

Bezalel Smotrich and Shuli Muallem boycott vote citing PM's string of 'broken promises' on building in J'lem, Judea-Samaria.

MK Smotrich: Rabin rally was political

Jewish Home MK explained to leftist TV hosts why he did not attend the rally.

Barbs Fly Between Haredi and Religious Zionist MK

'I'd rather be a leftist than tied to Jewish Home,' a bitter Moshe Gafni tells Bezalel Smotrich at Finance Committee meeting.

Jewish Home MK: Let's Force Netanyahu to Get Tough on Terror

MK Bezalel Smotrich wants his faction to strong-arm Netanyahu into undoing construction freeze.

Netanyahu Vows 'All-Out War' on Terror

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu pledges 'iron fist,' much tougher steps to be taken against terrorists than in the past.

Is the Government's Wafer-Thin Majority in Danger?

Narrow 61-MK majority at risk, as Jewish Home MK threatens to vote against gov't if decisive action not taken to quell terrorism.

Bill: Two Years' Prison for Rock-Throwers - Teens Included

Proposal also to sanction police using greater force to catch terrorists; rock-throwers who cause death to be charged with murder.

Jewish Home MK: Israelis Are Afraid to Visit the Kotel

Arab terror preventing Israelis from coming to Western Wall to pray, says MK Smotrich - and something must be done.

'When You Ruin IDF's Deterrence, Expect Arab Attacks'

When the government limits defensive activity , it should not be surprised when Arabs attack, says MK Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home).

Jewish Home MK: Support Top Cop Appointment

MK Smotrich calls on religious Zionists to back Gal Hirsch's selection, citing the 'hysteria' among police brass.

Jewish Home MK: High Court's Ruling on Allan is 'Legitimate'

MK Smotrich says that while he doesn't like the Court’s decision to cancel the administrative detention of Mohammed Allan, it is legitimate.

Jewish Home MK in Hot Water for 'Anti-Gay' Remarks

MKs from Left and Right rush to condemn Bezalel Smotrich, while Ometz files petition against him with Knesset Ethics Committee.

Jewish Home MK: Bennett 'Censors Torah'

MK Smotrich slams his party chief, after Bennett criticized his position on homosexuality. Says gay people control the media.

Homosexuals 'Trample Whoever Stands in their Way'

Jewish Home's MK Smotrich finds himself under fire as 'homophobe' after murder in gay parade, but stands firm in defense of family values.

Gay Pride March Ban 'Saved Bennett from Himself'

Jewish Home MK Bezalel Smotrich opines that the rally in Tel Aviv was incitement to violence against the Right.

MK Smotrich: 'Another Nail in High Court Coffin'

Jewish Home MK says High Court is 'arrogant,' and is 'tearing the thin thread between the court and the political system.'

Minister: We Won't Sit Still for De Facto Building Freeze

Uri Ariel confirmed what many Israelis fear - that there is a de facto, if not de jure, building freeze in Judea and Samaria.

MK Seeks to Name and Shame Foreign-Funded NGOs Inside Knesset

MK Bezalel Smotrich says the public has the right to know which NGOs are funded by foreign governments to subvert Israeli policy.

MK: Wrong Attitude on Conversion Could Tear Nation Asunder

MK Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) said he was satisfied with the decision to reform the conversion system.

MK Urges IDF to Separate Men and Women to Stop Sexual Abuse

Sexual harassment case between Lt. Col and soldier shows 'problematic' trend within IDF, Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) asserts.

MK Smotrich Blasts Cadets who Boycotted Judea-Samaria

MK Smotrich urges Interior Minister Silvan Shalom to revoke order keeping Arab cadets who boycotted Judea-Samaria in training course.

Samaria MKs Demand Iron Fist against Terror

MKs Bezalel Smotrich, Moti Yogev say Ramadan gestures must be cancelled, Jewish communities enlarged.

Jewish Home MK Takes Aim at Corruption

Bezalel Smotrich promoting bill requiring judges and civil servants to declare assets, in a bid to curb rampant corruption in Israel.

MK: Demolitions 'Political Price Tag' Against Jewish Home

MK Bezalel Smotrich slams Ya'alon for demolitions, claims it is retaliation for Jewish Home's Ben-Dahan becoming Dep. Minister.

Tekuma: Judea and Samaria Construction is Our 'Red Line'

If Bibi does not commit to massive building in Judea-Samaria, Jewish Home should not join the government, says MK Ariel's faction.

Controversy in Jewish Home as Barbs Traded over Conversion Law

MK Bezalel Smotrich trades barbs with Rabbis Stav, Riskin, tells them 'not to preach' to Jewish Home over repealing of Conversion Law.

Jewish Home's Smotrich: No Yachad Supporters at Tel Aviv Rally

Bezalel Smotrich says most of the people at the rally are from the religious-Zionist sector, not haredim.

Jewish Home's Smotrich: I'm a Proud Homophobe

Number 8 on the Knesset list says 'Every person has the right to be abnormal in his own home.'

MK-to-Be Smotrich: Rob Terrorists of Hope

No. 9 on Jewish Home list says in order to stop terror, Israel must stop talking about a Palestinian state.