# Protesters hold sit-in over funds tied to settler violence, minister Smotrich

Demonstrators staged a sit-in to oppose funding they say is linked to settler violence, pointing to Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The protest highlights growing friction over government support for settlements and the handling of unrest in the West Bank.

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## Sources

### World
- [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/5/protesters-stage-sit-in-against-settler-violence-linked-smotrich-funds?traffic_source=rss) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:03:34 +0000