Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich resigns

The Israeli Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich, has resigned from his post.

Smotrich communicated his resignation in a letter addressed to Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday.

A spokesperson for Smotrich said the move was a protest against nationalist-religious Jewish Power party head Itamar Ben Gvir’s request for more ministerial positions upon his return to the government.

In the letter, Smotrich announced his resignation as a cabinet minister…