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Israel Should Halve Gaza's Population, Says Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said Israel should occupy the Gaza Strip and halve its Palestinian population by encouraging "voluntary emigration".
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Israel Minister Vows To Apply "Sovereignty" Over Settlements In West Bank
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged on Monday to annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in 2025, calling Donald Trump's return to power in the United States "an important opportunity".
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Israeli Minister Plans Spending Cuts In 2025 Budget To Fund Gaza War
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday the 2025 state budget will feature steep spending cuts as the government tries to balance fiscal responsibility with a need to finance Israel's ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza.
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Israeli Minister Says Starving Millions In Gaza Is "Justified And Moral"
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's suggestion that starving millions to death in Gaza was "justified and moral" has sparked global outrage. His comments, made during a speech last week, have been widely condemned by global powers.
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Israel Seizes $26 Million Of Palestinian Tax Funds To "Combat Terrorism"
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has ordered the seizure of 100 million shekels ($26 million) of tax funds intended for the Palestinian Authority, saying it would be used to pay for Israeli victims of terrorism.
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"Humiliating Surrender": 2 Israeli Ministers Oppose Gaza Truce Deal
Two Israeli ministers publicly opposed a Gaza truce deal Sunday, saying Benjamin Netanyahu's government had no right to exist if it failed to invade Rafah, Hamas's last bastion in the Palestinian territory.
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Israel Moves Forward With Settlement Plans Despite Criticism From US
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged to continue expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, defying international pressure on Israel to stop building on land Palestinians see as the core of a future independent state.
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Israel Minister Calls For Return Of Jewish Settlers To Gaza After War Is Over
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday called for the return of Jewish settlers to the Gaza Strip after the war and said its Palestinian population should be encouraged to emigrate.
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'We Failed To Protect Our Citizens': PM Netanyahu's Minister On Hamas Attack
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday the government was taking responsibility for the devastating attack that allowed Hamas to enter Israel and kill hundreds of Israeli civilians.
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Israel PM Tries to Calm Rage Over His Minister's Remarks On Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Sunday to soften international outcry over a call by a far-right member of his cabinet for a flashpoint Palestinian village to be "erased", saying those remarks had been "inappropriate".
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Israel Should Halve Gaza's Population, Says Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said Israel should occupy the Gaza Strip and halve its Palestinian population by encouraging "voluntary emigration".
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Israel Minister Vows To Apply "Sovereignty" Over Settlements In West Bank
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged on Monday to annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in 2025, calling Donald Trump's return to power in the United States "an important opportunity".
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Israeli Minister Plans Spending Cuts In 2025 Budget To Fund Gaza War
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday the 2025 state budget will feature steep spending cuts as the government tries to balance fiscal responsibility with a need to finance Israel's ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza.
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Israeli Minister Says Starving Millions In Gaza Is "Justified And Moral"
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's suggestion that starving millions to death in Gaza was "justified and moral" has sparked global outrage. His comments, made during a speech last week, have been widely condemned by global powers.
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Israel Seizes $26 Million Of Palestinian Tax Funds To "Combat Terrorism"
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has ordered the seizure of 100 million shekels ($26 million) of tax funds intended for the Palestinian Authority, saying it would be used to pay for Israeli victims of terrorism.
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"Humiliating Surrender": 2 Israeli Ministers Oppose Gaza Truce Deal
Two Israeli ministers publicly opposed a Gaza truce deal Sunday, saying Benjamin Netanyahu's government had no right to exist if it failed to invade Rafah, Hamas's last bastion in the Palestinian territory.
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Israel Moves Forward With Settlement Plans Despite Criticism From US
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged to continue expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, defying international pressure on Israel to stop building on land Palestinians see as the core of a future independent state.
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Israel Minister Calls For Return Of Jewish Settlers To Gaza After War Is Over
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday called for the return of Jewish settlers to the Gaza Strip after the war and said its Palestinian population should be encouraged to emigrate.
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'We Failed To Protect Our Citizens': PM Netanyahu's Minister On Hamas Attack
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday the government was taking responsibility for the devastating attack that allowed Hamas to enter Israel and kill hundreds of Israeli civilians.
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Israel PM Tries to Calm Rage Over His Minister's Remarks On Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Sunday to soften international outcry over a call by a far-right member of his cabinet for a flashpoint Palestinian village to be "erased", saying those remarks had been "inappropriate".
