Bezalel Smotrich

Bezalel Yoel Smotrich is an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Finance since 2022. The leader of the National Religious Party–Religious Zionism, he previously served as a Knesset member for Yamina.

Some of the key events about Bezalel Smotrich

1995
Graduated from high school with honors
2002
Completed military service in the Israel Defense Forces
2006
Organized a protest march against the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade
2009
Graduated with a law degree from Ono Academic College
2013
Co-founded the Sovereignty Movement advocating for Israeli control over the West Bank
2015
Elected to the Knesset as a member of The Jewish Home party
2015
Referred to Arab lawmakers as "terrorists" during a Knesset debate
2016
Supported segregation of Jewish and Arab women in maternity wards
2018
Appointed as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset
2019
Became leader of the National Union party
2019
Called for Israel to be governed by Jewish religious law
2020
Compared LGBTQ+ people to dogs in a radio interview
2021
Appointed as Minister of Transportation in the Bennett-Lapid government
2021
Suggested that Arab Israelis who are not loyal to Israel should be expelled
2022
Elected leader of the Religious Zionist Party
2022
Appointed as Minister of Finance in Netanyahu's government
2022
Advocated for the cancellation of the crime of fraud and breach of trust for public officials
2022
Proposed legislation to allow businesses to refuse service based on religious beliefs
2023
Called for the Palestinian village of Huwara to be "wiped out"
2023
Denied the existence of a Palestinian people, calling it an "invention"

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