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March 13, 2023

Hundreds Protest U.S. Visit of Israeli Minister Who Called for "Erasing" Palestinian Town
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Hundreds of demonstrators, led by several American Jewish organizations,
protested a visit by Israel's finance minister to Washington, D.C.,
Sunday, after the Biden administration granted him a diplomatic visa to
speak at an investment conference. Bezalel Smotrich was accused of
backing a pogrom against Palestinians when he said earlier this month
that Israel should "erase" the Palestinian town of Huwara. His comments
came just days after Jewish settlers attacked the town, burning cars and
homes and killing a Palestinian man.


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