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Israel’s Secular Capital Is the Scene of an Increasingly Ugly Dispute Between a Neighborhood’s Liberal Residents and an Orthodox Yeshiva – With the Actions of the Country’s Most Religious Government Only Adding Fuel to the Flames
The talks have stalled because of disagreements between Smotrich and Netanyahu over which ministry Smotrich will receive.
The rabbis explained Smotrich was needed "to strengthen Israel's safety, the spirit of the IDF," to prevent a Palestinian state, and regulate settlements in the West Bank.
(L-R) Avi Maoz, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Bezalel Smotrich The big news in the dati-leumi camp in Israel this week is that for the first time in four decades, only one political party will be exclusively representing the concerns of the Religious-Zionist community in the upcoming March 23 elections: the HaTzionut HaDatit party led by Bezalel Smotrich, along with a technical bloc composed of the Otzma HaYehudit and Noam parties. In a surprise development Thursday night â just hours before the Knesset Election Committeeâs party-list submission deadline â Bayit Yehudi (the Jewish Home...