Can Israel's finance minister cripple Palestine's banking system? | Inside Story

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 be the consequences? Presenter: Cyril Vanier Guests: Raja Khalidi, Director General at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute. Shahd Hammouri, Lecturer in International Law at the University of Kent. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary General at the Palestinian National Initiative. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #BezalelSmotrich #Palestine #OccupiedWestBank #PalestinianBanks #FinancialIsolation #WestBank #HumanRights #WestBankRaids #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelPalestineConflict #AlJazeeraEnglish