Bezalel Smotrich's views were once fringe in Israel. He's an ultranationalist West Bank settler, who has repeatedly called for Israel to resettle the Gaza Strip.
Today, as finance minister, he's a key figure influencing the future of Israel's war against Hamas.
NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi has the story of Smotrich's rise to power in Israel politics.
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