President wishes Muslim leaders 'peace, happiness and health' after finance minister sparks uproar by saying Palestinian people are 'an invention'

In Knesset speech, finance minister says government seeking dialogue on contentious plan, but has a mandate to carry out comprehensive reform

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar also denounce finance minister for saying there's 'no such thing as Palestinians' in front of 'Greater Israel' map that includes Jordan

Chief economist estimates potential credit rating downgrade could lead to losses of NIS 50-100 billion a year to GDP, slashing tax revenues

Top business leaders call on PM to halt contentious legislative process, saying it 'undermines the foundations of democracy' and will damage economy and society as a whole

Jerusalem says it respects Amman's territorial integrity following address by finance chief in which he called Palestinians an 'invention' behind map of Israel that includes Jordan

Mohammad Shtayyeh says remarks by Israeli finance minister claiming Palestinian nation is 'an invention' show 'extremist, racist, Zionist ideology' governing Israel

Religious Zionism head, and Israel's finance minister, says 'Palestinian people' are 'an invention of past 100 years'

Senior Palestinian official seems to reference comments by Smotrich, who said Israel should 'wipe out' town of Huwara before walking back remarks after widespread condemnations

National security minister has vowed to shut down Joint Distribution Committee program tackling crime in Arab communities, branding the century-old, apolitical group 'leftist'