Bill Ackman Urges Israel to Exclude Ben-Gvir, Smotrich — SkimNews
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- Bill Ackman called for Israel's next government to exclude National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, arguing that both have damaged the country's international reputation.
- Israel votes days after Ackman's call, and his stated case for excluding both ministers — that they have damaged the country's international reputation — is the ground he gives for keeping them out.
Why it matters: With the vote days away, Ackman has put Ben-Gvir's and Smotrich's effect on Israel's international reputation on the public record, naming both ministers and the offices they hold. The immediate audience is whoever forms the next government: a hedge fund manager is now pressing it to exclude two named ministers on reputational grounds.
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