Democrats Chair Golan Sparks Outrage with Settlement Evacuation Remarks, Smotrich Warns of Settlement Revolution Reversal
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Now 14 · Jul 13, 2026
What happened
Democratic Party leader Yair Golan said Israeli settlements could be evacuated immediately with agreement from key figures, sparking outrage from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. Smotrich warned this could erase the settlement movement if Gadi Eizenkot became prime minister. Meanwhile, Smotrich faces escalating conflicts with ultra-Orthodox coalition partners over tax benefits, threatening government stability.
- 01Yair Golan said settlements could be evacuated immediately with agreement from Eizenkot, Bennett, and Lieberman.
- 02Bezalel Smotrich accused Golan of revealing a center-left plan to dismantle settlements.
- 03Smotrich warned Eizenkot as prime minister would erase the settlement revolution.
- 04Tensions escalated between Smotrich and ultra-Orthodox parties over tax benefit removals.
- 05United Torah Judaism blocked tax benefit approvals in protest, signaling coalition crisis.
- 06MK Yaakov Asher warned of broader legal attacks on settler-related nonprofits.
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