Bank of Israel and opposition leaders reject Netanyahu's proposal to use cryptocurrency to circumvent potential international sanctions.
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Bank of Israel and opposition leaders reject Netanyahu's proposal to use cryptocurrency to circumvent potential international sanctions.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Friday interview that Israel should prepare for possible banking sanctions and asked advisers to draft a plan involving cryptocurrency and blockchain. On Saturday the Bank of Israel said digital currencies cannot be used to bypass sanctions and urged preserving ties with trade partners. Opposition leaders Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett condemned the proposal, with Eisenkot calling it a threat to national security.

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3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Times of Israel
Bank of Israel, opposition heads pan Netanyahu’s proposal to use crypto to evade sanctions
Domestic political backlash and central bank pushback · negative
Financial Times
Israel central bank rejects Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions - Financial Times
Sanctions-evasion and central bank angle · neutral
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Times of Israel · 2026-10-24 22:41 UTC
Bank of Israel, opposition heads pan PM’s proposal to use crypto to evade sanctions
Bank of Israel, opposition heads pan Netanyahu’s proposal to use crypto to evade sanctions
Financial Times · 2026-10-25 06:53 UTC
Israel central bank rejects Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions - Financial Times
Israeli central bank rejects Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions - Financial Times
The split, in one line
All three lead with the central bank's rejection, but the Israeli outlets center Eisenkot's "BibiCoin" attack and domestic political fallout, while FT frames it as a sanctions-evasion story with little on the opposition.
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Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
TOITimes of IsraelINTERNATIONAL12h ago

“Bank of Israel, opposition heads pan Netanyahu’s proposal to use crypto to evade sanctions”

JPJerusalem PostINTERNATIONAL10h ago

“'Bibicoin will destroy Israel': Eisenkot slams Netanyahu's crypto plan for alternative funding”

FTFinancial TimesRIGHT-CENTER12h ago

“Israel central bank rejects Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions - Financial Times”

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Netanyahu responded to the Bank of Israel's criticism by saying he hears the resistance and takes it into account, while thanking the bank for its advice.
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Event #20291 · analyzed at 2026-10-25T06:20 UTC · last updated 1h ago