Profile of Israeli finance minister and far-right leader Smotrich following resignation

Record ID: 1986962

  • Title: Profile of Israeli finance minister and far-right leader Smotrich following resignation
  • Date: 31st March 2025
  • Summary: JERUSALEM (FILE - DECEMBER 29, 2022) (REUTERS) SMOTRICH AND ISRAELI MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION MIRI REGEV STANDING FOR FAMILY PHOTO ISRAELI PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG, NETANYAHU AND HIS NEW GOVERNMENT POSING FOR FAMILY PHOTO JERUSALEM (FILE - JANUARY 1, 2023) (REUTERS) OUTGOING ISRAELI FINANCE MINISTER, AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN, (LEFT) SITTING NEXT TO INCOMING FINANCE MINISTER, BEZAL
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  • Keywords: Bezalel Smotrich Israel Palestinians Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu coalition Religious Zionism far-right government politics profile
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  • City: VARIOUS
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Middle East,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA006903105022025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich resigned from his post as minister on Monday (March 31) in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
    A spokesperson for Smotrich said the move was a protest against nationalist-religious Jewish Power party head Itamar Ben Gvir's request for more ministerial positions upon Ben Gvir's return to the government.
    The resignation is not likely to collapse Netanyahu's coalition. The government passed its 2025 budget in Israel's parliament last week.
    (Production: Eli Berlzon, Dedi Hayun, Rami Amichay, Ilan Rosenber, Lee Marzel)
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