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Smotrich says he briefed PM on economic implications of US tariffs ahead of Trump meeting

By Sharon Wrobel 6 April 2025, 7:03 pm
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Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) in a video with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich after passing the 2025 state budget, March 25, 2025. (Screenshot/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) in a video with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich after passing the 2025 state budget, March 25, 2025. (Screenshot/GPO)

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says he spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the prime minister’s meetings with US President Donald Trump and other senior officials in the US administration.

Netanyahu is set to visit the White House on Monday to discuss Trump’s newly announced tariffs imposed on Israel. Smotrich says he presented Netanyahu with the economic implications of imposing tariffs on Israel and ways to prevent harm to the Israeli industry and economy.

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