Israel appoints settler who backs annexation to head powerful land authority
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-05-06 00:31 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Economy & Finance, World News
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Israel has appointed a settler and close ally of far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich as head of the Israel Land Authority, the government body responsible for allocating and managing state land, including occupied West Bank settlements.
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