Smotrich unfreezes funds for Israeli Arabs after security chiefs meeting
As part of the agreement reached, the funds will be transferred from the Finance Ministry to the Interior Ministry, which will then allocate and move the funds over to Arab local councils.
FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on August 9, 2023..(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)ByTROY O. FRITZHAND, JERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: