Eyeing Trump support, Israeli minister pushes for West Bank settlement annexation
Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered preparations for the annexation of settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Israeli finance minister pushes for ‘sovereignty over the West Bank,’ citing incoming Trump administration
A top official in Israel is floating his plan to take sovereign control over the West Bank in 2025. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced Monday at a faction meeting of his Religious Zionism party that he believes “the time has come to apply [Israel’s] sovereignty over the West Bank,
Israeli Right, Pushing to Annex West Bank, Sees Allies in Trump’s Picks
Arab Americans and liberal Jewish voters, however, have ample reason to fear the naming of pro-settlement, pro-Netanyahu officials to top foreign policy posts in the new administration.
Trump’s Win Spurs New Push for West Bank Annexation in Israel
The idea is seen as illegal by most of the international community and could threaten Israel’s relations with its Arab allies.
Trump victory fuels fear of renewed push for Israeli annexation of occupied West Bank
Donald Trump’s re-election has sparked fear of a renewed push from Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, especially with the nomination of Mike Huckabee for ambassador to Israel.
Trump's new leaders want to 'annex West Bank and make criticism of Israel illegal'
The President-elect's Israel ambassador and Homeland Security director have both previously disclosed their stances on controversial issues related to Israel.
Could Trump's Win Lead To Israel Annexing The West Bank?
A prominent figure of Israel's far-right, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced that 2025 will be the year of the West Bank's annexation. With Donald Trump’s victory, supporters of colonization hope he will back their approach,
Trump's Victory Sparks Renewed Calls for Israeli Sovereignty in West Bank
Following President Donald Trump’s re-election, several Israeli leaders are calling for the annexation of parts of the West Bank. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich expressed intentions for Israel to extend sovereignty over the area in 2025,
New German finance minister does not plan 2024 budget freeze
New German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies said on Tuesday there will be no budget freeze for this year as a result of the ...
Bahrain Finance Minister: ‘Rising tide will lift all economies in the GCC’
Like other Gulf Cooperation Council nations, Bahrain is making efforts to diversify its economy, developing its finance and ...
Germany’s Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner makes a press ...
Germany's Scholz defends 'unavoidable' dismissal of finance minister
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday defended his decision to fire finance minister Christian Lindner, which prompted ...
Thai Finance Minister eyes 2025 GDP growth of 3.5%, plans more stimulus
Thailand is targeting economic growth of 3.5% in 2025 after 2.7% growth seen this year, and the government will soon consider ...
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Finance minister prepared to ditch tax hike on culture and sport
Plans to increase value-added tax on theatres, museums, books and sports clubs from 2026 are set to be scrapped because the ...
UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves eyes pension funds to tackle country's investment gap
Reeves intends to consolidate Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) into eight pension “megafunds” to streamline operations ...
Brazil's Finance Minister signals uncertainty over fiscal package announcement this week
Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday he is uncertain whether there is enough time to announce a ...
Germany appoints new finance minister as pressure for quick snap elections mounts
Jörg Kukies was appointed as Germany's new finance minister on Thursday, as pressure mounts on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to call ...
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Dr Mahathir, fellow Malaysian politicians pay tribute to former finance minister Daim Zainuddin
SINGAPORE: Malaysian politicians paid tribute to former finance minister Daim Zainuddin, who died on Wednesday (Nov 13) at ...
Indonesia's finance minister defends plan to raise VAT in January
Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati defended plans to raise value added tax (VAT) in January amid criticism it ...