Two organizations call for finance minister to be denied entry for saying Palestinian town should be 'wiped out'; other US Jewish groups also condemn his comments

State Department says 'abhorrent' remarks will goad others into violence, opening fresh rift weeks before far-right minister is slated to fly to Washington for Israel Bonds meeting

'Huwara needs to be wiped out. I think the State of Israel should do it,' top Netanyahu ally says, days after settlers rampaged through West Bank town following terror attack

National Unity party chief says government's far-right attempting to prevent two-state solution by stoking conflict, blames Netanyahu for fostering volatile situation

European officials in Israel expected premier to have more influence over far-right, will meet Wednesday to discuss rising violence, but not all see situation as particularly dire

Finance Minister Smotrich blames swell on coalition agreements, inflation and public salary increases; on economic risksof judicial overhaul, says: 'I don't see a catastrophe'

Environmentalists angered by reversal of price hike on single-use utensils and plates, but ultra-Orthodox community views former government's tariff as attack on its way of life

A 'pogrom' in Huwara and a fake state budget in Jerusalem all tell the same story of a government losing control on all fronts

Religious Zionism leader leveraged position during budget negotiations, telling security officials, 'Remember that I am the finance minister and I also want something,' report says

Tourism minister boycotts vote over plan to end VAT tax exemption for tourists; PM's plan for free education for kids under 3 not included, but ministers commit to advancing it