But both delivered similar messages denouncing Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, and the hard right turn the Israeli government has taken since Benyamin Netanyahu won a sixth term as prime minister in November.

Source: https://forward.com/news/539579/hundreds-of-jews-and-palestinians-decry-israeli-minister-at-raucous-washington-protest/

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has been pushing the idea of displacing Palestinians, which is being echoed by other top Israeli officials, often under the term ‘voluntary migrations’.

Source: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/massive-reduction-in-israeli-military-presence-in-gaza-what-it-means/

He said that the ideology of far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Ben Gvir “will be bad for the Arabs.”

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/34th-week-of-protests-set-to-focus-on-killings-in-arab-community/

One of them, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, this week signaled support for the settler attacks, advocating the establishment of “no-go areas” for Palestinians to ensure the security of Israeli settlements.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2023/1109/West-Bank-Israeli-settler-violence-threatens-US-peace-hopes?icid=rss

On March 20, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman, Eitan Surkis, to protest a speech in Paris the day before by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/04/israel-arrests-jordanian-mp-accused-smuggling-weapons-west-bank

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during a cabinet meeting in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jerusalem, June 18, 2023.

Source: https://www.972mag.com/israel-us-special-relationship/

Security forces have had trouble implementing the evacuation of illegal outposts since the Civil Administration was put under the control of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in February.

Source: https://forward.com/fast-forward/557477/in-rare-move-security-forces-demolish-illegal-israeli-buildings-in-west-bank-outpost/

Sources close to Defense Ministry Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday morning that “These new buildings were built on legal private Arab land and cannot be legalized.”

Source: https://forward.com/fast-forward/557477/in-rare-move-security-forces-demolish-illegal-israeli-buildings-in-west-bank-outpost/

The name Bezalel is on the tower top.

Source: https://jcpa.org/the-german-officers-who-prevented-the-massacre-of-the-jews-of-palestine-in-world-war-i/

We congratulate the civil administration headed by Minister Bezalel Smotrich who led this important correction, which is an important step on the road to normalization in Judea and Samaria.”

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/settlements-israel/us-deeply-troubled-by-israels-plan-for-new-homes-in-judea-and-samaria/2023/06/19/