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Smotrich invites new US Treasury chief Bessent to visit Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich invited his American counterpart, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, to visit Israel, during a phone conversation yesterday, Smotrich’s office says.
Smotrich congratulated Bessent on his confirmation and thanked him for the Trump administration’s “unequivocal support” of Israel, the statement says.
He also told Bessent that he looks forward to working together to deepen and expand the economic relationship between the two allies.
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