Israel’s far-right finance minister on Aug. 27 laid out his party’s plan to dramatically increase the number of Jews living in two areas of the country with large Arab-Israeli populations.

Far-right minister's pre-election pitch would establish dozens of towns for one million new Jewish residents while curbing Arab building

Finance minister proposes 40 new communities and 1 million additional Jewish residents, saying his party would take control of key land agencies and remove officials he calls…