Bezalel Smotrich clashes with IDF over security budget cuts after Gaza war’s end
The IDF is still furious with Smotrich and the government for failing to draft haredim in large numbers, which would ease the service time of other sectors.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on November 4, 2025. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)ByYONAH JEREMY BOBUpdated: