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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

Moti Yogev

Religious Zionist head Bezalel Smotrich attends a discussion in the Israeli parliament on the TV-show "Shtula" (Double agent), airing on Israeli TV, November 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 30, 2022, 6:03 am
How Bezalel Smotrich rode unfiltered radicalism and unforgiving politics to power
The Religious Zionism leader’s political ascent has been marked by extreme positions from the start. He now stands on the cusp of having the ability to realize his far-right vision
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting, at his office in Jerusalem, December 1, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)
January 3, 2020, 10:32 am
Israeli lawmakers praise US for killing Iranian ‘arch-terrorist’ Soleimani
MKs from across political spectrum commend Trump for assassination seen as game changer for Jewish state, but MK in Arab-majority party denounces ‘American thuggery’
By ToI Staff
National Union chairman Bezalel Smotrich makes a video statement on December 31, 2019. (Screen capture/National Union)
December 31, 2019, 4:51 pm
Smotrich says he won’t join Jewish Home-Otzma Yehudit merger ‘at any cost’
Threatening independent run, National Union chairman proposes reshuffling joint slate
By Jacob Magid
The Jewish Home party votes on a pre-election alliance with Otzma Yehudit in Petah Tikva, February 20, 2019. (Yehuda Haim/Flash90)
December 24, 2019, 9:52 pm
Jewish Home central committee to vote on electoral pact with Otzma Yehudit
Merger with far-right party, along with ensuring placement of female candidate among top five on slate, expected to be approved by internal body
By Jacob Magid
Education Minister Rafi Peretz, speaks to supporters during an election campaign event in Ramat Gan, on August 12, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
December 21, 2019, 10:15 pm
Jewish Home chief under fire from within his party for merger with Otzma Yehudit
Senior lawmaker, dozens of party officials say Rafi Peretz acted alone in agreement with extremist faction; demand central committee convene to vote on matter
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement to the press during his visit in Har Homa, on March 16, 2015. (Menahem Kahana/AFP))
July 30, 2019, 11:28 pm
Security cabinet approves plan granting Palestinians 700 building permits
One minister lauds colleagues for pragmatism after they push through PM’s proposal that will also allow for construction of 6,000 settler homes
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, June 2, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 30, 2019, 3:17 pm
PM’s West Bank plan: 6,000 settlement homes, 700 Palestinian homes
Netanyahu pushing rare building permits in Area C under US pressure ahead of peace plan unveiling; right criticizes plan, but URWP’s Smotrich accepts it
By Michael Bachner and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Jerusalem Day celebration at Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva in Jerusalem, on June 2, 2019. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)
June 13, 2019, 6:41 am
As election campaign begins, cracks emerge in right-wing loyalty to Netanyahu
PM assailed by right-wing pundits as ‘intoxicated with power,’ and not right-wing enough, though no alternative leader is offered, as pro-settlement allies duel
By Marissa Newman
Education Minister Naftali Bennett speak at a press conference announcing the launch of his New Right party's 'New South' campaign, in Ashdod on March 26, 2019 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 12, 2019, 3:30 pm
Bennett assails Jewish Home, which he once led, after MK accuses him of betrayal
New Right chairman says his former party now prides itself on opposition to female military enlistment and LGBTQ rights
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, July 11, 2018. (Israel Foreign Ministry)
February 20, 2019, 2:14 pm
Netanyahu puts off meeting with Putin as he pushes for right-wing unity deal
PM delays visit to Russia while scheduling talks with Jewish Home party leaders to ensure alliance with nationalist Otzma Yehudit
By ToI Staff
From left, Orit Strok, Yifat Erlich, Betzalel Smotrich, Rafi Peretz and Ofir Sofer posing after agreeing to form a joint Jewish Home National Union Knesset slate February 14, 2019. (Courtesy)
February 15, 2019, 2:16 am
Jewish Home and National Union agree to reunite for Knesset run
National Union boosts standing after a week of talks, snagging number 2 spot on national religious list and rights to ministerial portfolio
By Jacob Magid
Head of the Jewish Home Party Rabbi Rafi Peretz with new party member Yifat Erlich in Tel Aviv, February 13, 2019. (Flash90)
February 13, 2019, 11:55 am
Journalist Yifat Erlich joins Jewish Home party
Writer placed 3rd on religious right-wing faction’s slate; MK Moti Yogev accuses former leader Naftali Bennett of ‘raping’ the party, apologizes later
By Michael Bachner
Jewish Home party chief Rafi Peretz at the party's primary headquarters in Ramat Gan on February 4, 2019. (Flash90)
February 5, 2019, 1:46 am
Taking helm of Jewish Home, new leader says Bennett and Shaked ‘used’ party
Rafi Peretz rejects notion that nationalist party is crashing; Moti Yogev snags No. 2 spot on slate, though expected National Union merger will shake up list
By Jacob Magid
File: A Palestinian inspects the family house of Omar Al-Abed after it was demolished by Israeli authorities in the West Bank village of Kobar, near Ramallah, Aug. 16, 2017. Al-Abed stabbed to death three Jewish residents of a nearby settlement in July 2017. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
December 19, 2018, 2:42 pm
MKs give initial okay to evicting terror suspects’ families from their homes
Legislation that would forcibly relocate relatives of Palestinian attackers to other areas of West Bank passes preliminary reading, despite opposition from attorney general
By Raoul Wootliff
Illustrative: An Israeli soldier arresting a suspect after a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 18, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 3, 2018, 10:34 pm
Jewish Home bill seeks to forcibly relocate terrorists’ relatives in West Bank
Ministers to debate proposed legislation on Sunday, two years after attorney general nixed deportations to Gaza
By ToI Staff
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