Published on Mar 05, 2023 10:35 PM IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to battle global outcry over his minister’s remarks for a flashpoint Palestinian village to be ‘erased’, saying that those remarks had been ‘inappropriate’. But the Israeli PM also pushed back against the censure of his Finance Minister Bazlel Smotrich, accusing foreign powers of playing down Palestinian violence. Smotrich has retracted his statement but has not apologised for it yet. This comes amid speculation in the Israel media ahead of Smotrich’s Washington visit and how he could be snubbed by the U.S. administration. Watch this video for details.
