Can Israel’s finance minister shut down the Palestinian banking system? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hits back after being sanctioned by the UK and other nations.

Israel’s far-right finance minister says he wants to cut Palestinian banks off from the global financial system.

Bezalel Smotrich’s plan has not yet been approved by the Israeli government.

But if it does happen, what could the consequences be?

Presenter: 

Cyril Vanier

Guests: 

Raja Khalidi – Director-general at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute

Shahd Hammouri – Lecturer in…

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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