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      Bezalel Smotrich

      Far-Right Israeli Minister Who Said Palestinian Town Should Be 'Wiped Out' Gets US Visa

      "My question is: What would Smotrich actually have to do to have a visa denied?" asked one U.S. foreign policy expert.

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 10, 2023

      Ignoring pleas from human rights defenders, the Biden administration will issue a visa to far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich—who earlier this month said an entire Palestinian town of over 5,000 people should be "wiped out" by Israel—the minister's office announced Thursday.

      Smotrich is scheduled to speak Sunday at the annual conference of Israel Bonds—which sells Israeli government bonds to foreign investors—in Washington, D.C. is set to meet with the director of the International Monetary Fund before traveling to New York for engagements on Tuesday and Wednesday, TheTimes of Israel reports.

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      Jewish New Yorkers protest the U.S. government's military support for Israel

      Jewish New Yorkers Rally to Demand 'End to All US Military Funding to Israel'

      "As Jews who support freedom and dignity for all people, no exceptions, we will not just sit in horror as the state of Israel carries out ethnic cleansing in our names."

      Jake Johnson
      Mar 06, 2023

      Hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers rallied and marched on the home of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday to protest his embrace of far-right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid growing violence against Palestinians—violence that demonstrators said is enabled by the U.S. government's unwavering military and diplomatic support.

      "As Jews who support freedom and dignity for all people, no exceptions, we will not just sit in horror as the state of Israel carries out ethnic cleansing in our names," said Jewish Voice for Peace member Jay Saper. "We are calling for an end to all U.S. military funding to Israel now."

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      US Jews Say Israeli Finance Minister Should Be Barred From Country Over 'Repugnant' Comments

      "It is time for the Biden administration to end its hollow words of concern and condemnation and to start taking action," said one advocate.

      Julia Conley
      Mar 02, 2023

      Jewish-led peace groups on Wednesday called on the Biden administration to bar Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the U.S. ahead of a planned visit over his recent comments about the Palestinian town of Hawara, which was the target of a deadly rampage earlier this week by Israeli settlers.

      Smotrich said after the attack that "the village of Hawara needs to be wiped out," adding, "I think that the State of Israel needs to do that."

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