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Seven years after entering parliament, Smotrich is poised to become a chief minister in Israel’s next government.
“I’m a proud homophobe. ” So said Bezalel Smotrich, a debatable figure who has a major player in the Israeli political landscape.
A key figure in the coalition, the leader of the Religious Zionism party is not without ambition or courage. And he does not intend to remain in the shadow of Israel’s new Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as evidenced by the heated negotiations of recent weeks during his long tenure. Run portfolios.
Intelligent, efficient and demanding, Smotrich is Israel’s most productive transport minister. But today, his radical concepts about security and social issues worry much of Israeli society.
Smotrich’s past
Smotrich was born in Haspin, a devout deal in the Golan Heights in northern Israel, but grew up in the Beit El agreement in the West Bank. His father was an Orthodox rabbi and gained a devout education. During his brief service in the IDF, he served as secretary in the operations department of the General Staff.
He earned a law degree from the University College of Ono in Israel and began a master’s degree in civil and foreign law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, did not complete his studies.
Smotrich, an Orthodox Jew, lives the Kedumim agreement in the West Bank with his wife, Revital, and their seven children outdoors.
A staunch supporter of the Jewish state, Smotrich was arrested in 2005 during protests opposing the disengagement plan (the dismantling of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip and the evacuation of Israeli settlers and the army from inside the Palestinian enclave) and was imprisoned for 3 weeks. without being billed. In 2006, he helped organize the “Parade of the Beast” as a component of protests against the gay pride parade in Jerusalem, though he later expressed remorse over the incident.
He is also a co-founder of the NGO Regavim, which monitors and prosecutes legal moves against the structure made by Palestinians, Bedouins and other Arabs in Israel and the West Bank without authorization issued through Israel.
“Imposing Jewish Sovereignty”
Smotrich reportedly played a key role in Israeli law to legalize the annexation of the West Bank and in a law banning supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions motion from traveling to Israel. He pushed for devout Jewish legislation, halacha, to become a source of law. .
In June 2019, Smotrich campaigned for Israel’s Justice Ministry and said he was seeking the portfolio to “restore the Torah justice system,” prompting then-Prime Minister Netanyahu to publicly distance himself from him and nominate Amir Ohana, who is blatantly gay, to the Publish. .
Seven years after entering parliament, Smotrich is destined to be one of the most sensible ministers in Israel’s top-right government.
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