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Smotrich in DC for high-level talks with Treasury Secretary Bessent

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a Religious Zionism Party faction meeting at the Knesset, Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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The Israeli minister will discuss with Bessent economic and political cooperation between the two countries, Smotrich’s spokesperson Eitan Fuld said last week.

The meeting was arranged following an invitation from Bessent during a call two weeks prior.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent visits “The Ingraham Angle” with host Laura Ingraham at FOX News D.C. Bureau on Feb. 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images.

This marks the first in-person meeting between Smotrich—who oversees the planning of Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria—and a senior official in the Trump administration. The Associated Press underscored that the talks could have significant implications for U.S. policy regarding Israeli building policies in Judea and Samaria.

“We’re strengthening ties and fostering closer working relations,” said Fuld, adding that professional and economic matters are also on the agenda.

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