Ze’ev Elkin

Netanyahu will bring Hezbollah agreement to Security Cabinet if one is agreed, PM tells ministers

Ben-Gvir, Eli Cohen, and other ministers called for harsher measures against Hezbollah, while Finance Minister Smotrich argued that a ceasefire under current conditions would be a major success.

The Israeli security cabinet meets to discuss the full military takeover of the Gaza Strip.
Ze'ev Elkin (L), pictured in December 2025.

Elkin's 'six out of 10' remark frames a broader debate on Israel's civilian reality - analysis

 Bezalel Smotrich (L) and Ze'ev Elkin (R) shake hands amid press conference at Finance Ministry. January 5, 2025

Gov’t announces program to return residents to North starting March 1

 Eliezer (Eli) Marom ("Chayni") attends a joint meeting of the State Control Committee and the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on July 29, 2024.

Northern residents distraught as project coordinator resigns over reduced role


Naftali Bennett’s life-saving Shabbat mission to Moscow - analysis

Bennett's decision to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin despite normally observing Shabbat shows the urgency and importance with which he views his mission.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

COVID-19 in Israel: 39,015 new cases, Finance Min. Liberman among them

Some 519,066 Israelis have received the fourth COVID-19 vaccine to date, the Health Ministry reported on Saturday evening.

 People some with face masks shop for grocery at the mahane Yehuda market  in Jerusalem on January 13, 2022.

Six kilometers of Jerusalem's Old City alleys announced wheelchair accessible

After a decade of work, some six kilometers of the Old City's winding alleys are now accessible for wheelchairs, baby carriages and people who are blind.

 New ramps in the Old City of Jerusalem, part of six kilometers of alleys made wheelchair friendly.

Forced evacuations from public housing to be suspended - Elkin

Construction and Housing Minister Ze'ev Elkin announced on Monday a new committee will determine criteria for forced evictions of squatters, which will be halted in the meantime.

Ze'ev Elkin is seen speaking at the Environmental Protection Ministry in Jerusalem, on May 18, 2020.

Jordan blasts Israel after 1,300 apartments approved for sale in West Bank settlements

Left-wing politicians and activists expressed outrage as 1,355 housing units are set to be marketed in West Bank settlements.

 300 housing units being built in Beit El in the West Bank

Bennett: Putin is attentive to Israel’s security needs

Housing and Construction Minister Ze'ev Elkin explains the mysterious shopping bag present in photos from the meeting with the Russian president.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Ministerial Liaison to the Knesset Ze'ev Elkin meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, October 22, 2021

Housing Ministry looks to double settler population in Jordan Valley

Government officials have so far consistently denied US pressure to halt building plans in the region.

 Israeli forces stand guard during a protest against Jewish settlements in the Jordan Valley on February 18, 2021.

The moral peril of Israel's 'Elkin law' - analysis

Why was it so critical for Elkin specifically to sit on the Selection Committee for Rabbinical Judges and not any other member of his party, the coalition, or the government?

Ze'ev Elkin is seen speaking at the Environmental Protection Ministry in Jerusalem, on May 18, 2020.

‘Elkin law’ passes in Knesset

‘Due to the whim of a specific man who wants to be on the committee you are turning the world upside down,” opposition MK Ben Tzur scolds the coalition

DEFENSE MINISTER Benny Gantz, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attend a plenary session in the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 28.

‘Elkin law’ falls in embarrassment to gov't after speaker casts wrong vote

Elkin has not yet explained why he is so eager to be on the committee to the extent that legislation was advanced to facilitate the demand.

Opposition members surrounding the seat of Knesset Speaker, demanding the vote results not be changed, July 15, 2021.