Bezalel Smotrich

A person holds a flare emitting fiery-looking orange smoke while standing next to coffins draped in Israeli flags

What is Israel's endgame?

Maureen Clare Murphy 6 September 2024

Netanyahu is hastening the state’s downward trajectory in pursuit of regional war. Read more about What is Israel's endgame?

How the ultra-right Kahanists infiltrated the US Democratic Party

Asa Winstanley 8 August 2024

Jewish extremists in both Israel and the US have become extremely influential. Read more about How the ultra-right Kahanists infiltrated the US Democratic Party

Two young children look at camera while standing next to four shrouded bodies during funeral

Gaza genocide enters month 11 as Israel provokes regional war

Maureen Clare Murphy 7 August 2024

Yahya Sinwar named as new head of Hamas. Read more about Gaza genocide enters month 11 as Israel provokes regional war

A man smiles gormlessly outside Jerusalem's Old City

Far right pulling masks off Israeli legal charade

Mati Yanikov 5 August 2024

Emboldened by their move from fringe to center of power, Smotrich and Ben-Gvir deepen their direct control over settlement expansion. Read more about Far right pulling masks off Israeli legal charade

Joe Biden at a microphone with three lights above him

Biden thinks you’re stupid

Michael F. Brown 5 April 2024

The president’s words are undercut by his arming of Israel. Read more about Biden thinks you’re stupid

Benjamin Netanyahu and Brian Mast meet with an injured Israeli soldier at a hospital as an additional person looks on

US ignores silence of Netanyahu on ethnic cleansing

Michael F. Brown 9 January 2024

South Africa’s genocide case has enormous implications for how Israel is viewed. Read more about US ignores silence of Netanyahu on ethnic cleansing

Palestinians in a red car loaded on top with mattresses and other supplies

Nothing is voluntary about fleeing Gaza and American bombs

Michael F. Brown 1 January 2024

Israeli finance minister and former Republican presidential candidate talk up ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Read more about Nothing is voluntary about fleeing Gaza and American bombs

Tents for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis

Time is short to head off catastrophe in southern Gaza

Michael F. Brown 27 November 2023

Biden is proving incapable of changing long-held beliefs. Read more about Time is short to head off catastrophe in southern Gaza

A woman cries

Hamas has upended the status quo

Omar Karmi 28 October 2023

Impact of 7 October likely to be significant and lasting. But in what way? Read more about Hamas has upended the status quo

Two Palestinian children stand on rubble in al-Zahra in Gaza

Jake Tapper targets only Palestinian in US Congress

Michael F. Brown 24 October 2023

Senator Tom Cotton urges apartheid army to “bounce the rubble” in Gaza. Read more about Jake Tapper targets only Palestinian in US Congress