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After Biden boycott, Smotrich meets US treasury secretary in DC

By Jacob Magid 5 March 2025, 7:34 pm
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (L) and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meet in Washington on March 5, 2025. (Finance Ministry)
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (L) and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meet in Washington on March 5, 2025. (Finance Ministry)

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich meets with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington in the former’s first meeting with a US official after he was boycotted by the previous Biden administration, which didn’t want to legitimize his far-right views.

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