Netanyahu warns Israel to prepare for banking sanctions, suggests cryptocurrency workaround

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• Benjamin Netanyahu states: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel should prepare for international banking sanctions.

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  5 sources: Middle East Eye, Bloomberg, Forbes Russia, Kursiv, Frank Media

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  • Middle East Eye · 24 Oct · Netanyahu tells Israelis to brace for sanctions, suggests crypto workaround (Original publication)
  • Bloomberg · 24 Oct · Netanyahu Says Israel Mulls Crypto Ahead of Possible Sanctions (Original publication)
  • Forbes Russia · 24 Oct · Нетаньяху рассказал об идее использовать криптовалюты для обхода возможных санкций (Original publication)
  • Middle East Eye · 25 Oct · 'Diplomatic and financial isolation': Netanyahu’s crypto plan to bypass sanctions draws rebuke (Original publication)
  • Kursiv · 25 Oct · Нетаньяху захотел спасти Израиль от санкций с помощью криптовалют (Original publication)
  • Middle East Eye · 25 Oct · 'Diplomatic and financial isolation': Netanyahu’s crypto plan to bypass sanctions draws rebuke (Original publication)
  • Frank Media · 26 Oct · Нетаньяху предложил использовать криптовалюты для защиты экономики Израиля от санкций (Original publication)

• Benjamin Netanyahu states: Netanyahu suggested that cryptocurrency could help the country get around sanctions.

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  5 sources: Middle East Eye, Bloomberg, Forbes Russia, Kursiv, Frank Media

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  • Middle East Eye · 24 Oct · Netanyahu tells Israelis to brace for sanctions, suggests crypto workaround (Original publication)
  • Bloomberg · 24 Oct · Netanyahu Says Israel Mulls Crypto Ahead of Possible Sanctions (Original publication)
  • Forbes Russia · 24 Oct · Нетаньяху рассказал об идее использовать криптовалюты для обхода возможных санкций (Original publication)
  • Middle East Eye · 25 Oct · 'Diplomatic and financial isolation': Netanyahu’s crypto plan to bypass sanctions draws rebuke (Original publication)
  • Kursiv · 25 Oct · Нетаньяху захотел спасти Израиль от санкций с помощью криптовалют (Original publication)
  • Middle East Eye · 25 Oct · 'Diplomatic and financial isolation': Netanyahu’s crypto plan to bypass sanctions draws rebuke (Original publication)
  • Frank Media · 26 Oct · Нетаньяху предложил использовать криптовалюты для защиты экономики Израиля от санкций (Original publication)

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  1 source: Anadolu Agency

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  • Anadolu Agency · 25 Oct · Cryptocurrencies cannot circumvent sanctions: Bank of Israel responds to Netanyahu (Original publication)

• Netanyahu states: Netanyahu stated that the possibility of using cryptocurrencies to circumvent potential sanctions is being studied.

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  5 sources: Middle East Eye, Bloomberg, Forbes Russia, Kursiv, Frank Media

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  • Middle East Eye · 24 Oct · Netanyahu tells Israelis to brace for sanctions, suggests crypto workaround (Original publication)
  • Bloomberg · 24 Oct · Netanyahu Says Israel Mulls Crypto Ahead of Possible Sanctions (Original publication)
  • Forbes Russia · 24 Oct · Нетаньяху рассказал об идее использовать криптовалюты для обхода возможных санкций (Original publication)
  • Middle East Eye · 25 Oct · 'Diplomatic and financial isolation': Netanyahu’s crypto plan to bypass sanctions draws rebuke (Original publication)
  • Kursiv · 25 Oct · Нетаньяху захотел спасти Израиль от санкций с помощью криптовалют (Original publication)
  • Frank Media · 26 Oct · Нетаньяху предложил использовать криптовалюты для защиты экономики Израиля от санкций (Original publication)

• Forbes Russia states: The war in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, when members of Hamas attacked southern Israel.

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  2 sources: Forbes Russia, Middle East Eye

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  • Forbes Russia · 24 Oct · Нетаньяху рассказал об идее использовать криптовалюты для обхода возможных санкций (Original publication)
  • Middle East Eye · 25 Oct · 'Diplomatic and financial isolation': Netanyahu’s crypto plan to bypass sanctions draws rebuke (Original publication)