Bezalel Smotrich’s gradual struggle to annex the West Bank for Israel

Born of Israel’s settler community, the finance minister has subverted what few protections the Palestinian West Bank once had.

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Israel’s recent move to deepen its control of the illegally occupied West Bank has drawn criticism from around the world, seen as a step towards the annexation of the Palestinian territory.

But for one of the men behind Sunday’s announcement, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, it marks a definite step forward in his long-running journey to entirely rewrite modern history and international law, and claim the West Bank for Israel.

Bezalel Smotrich’s gradual struggle to annex the West Bank for Israel

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