Netanyahu’s coalition gets boost after Gaza hostage deal | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics
The coalition’s rise is surprising, as last week’s poll showed Ben-Gvir and Smotrich’s parties falling sharply due to their opposition to the Trump Peace Plan.
FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich addresses a news conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem earlier this month. That Smotrich is not an economist, and is quite ignorant of current economic theory and practice, is no secret, says the writer.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)ByMOSHE COHENOCTOBER 17, 2025 10:09