Israeli finance minister pushes for ‘sovereignty over the West Bank,’ citing incoming Trump administration

Published November 11, 2024 1:09pm ET



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,” according to a translation from the Jerusalem Post.

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