Political struggle of far-right ally Smotrich shows faultline in Netanyahu coalition
By Emily Rose BEIT EL, West Bank, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich faces a fight for political survival in elections in October after angering his fellow West Bank settlers by voting not to punish ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to serve in the military. The political travails of Smotrich are a sign of how tricky it will be for Prime Minister Benjamin…
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