Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli Minister of Finance, addresses the parliament in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. Israel's government on Sunday, June 18 granted a pro-settlement firebrand authority over planning in the occupied West Bank and lifted red tape on the settlement housing approval process, Israeli media reported. The government gave Smotrich control over planning in West Bank settlements, a condition he had made to join the government. (AP Photo/Maya Alerruzzo, file)
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