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Smotrich warns a left-led government would dismantle West Bank settlement and religious institutions
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First reported by Walla · Jun 22, 2026
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Bezalel Smotrich warned on Monday that a future left-led government under Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Golan would target West Bank settlements and religious institutions. He said it could stop funding the Bnei David academy in Eli, expand to other pre-army schools and hesder yeshivas, and reverse settlement gains in Judea and Samaria.
- 01Smotrich said Yair Golan would serve as defense minister in a Gadi Eisenkot government.
- 02He warned that Bnei David in Eli could lose funding and be shut down.
- 03Smotrich said more than 50 academy graduates, including 30 in the current war, were killed.
- 04He claimed a wider plan would remove 100 communities and 160 farms in Judea and Samaria.
- 05The warning came as polls show Eisenkot gaining strength among opposition voters.
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