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Search form KOENIG Koenig World Watch Daily Top News US President Donald Trump unveiled Wednesday a raft of punishing tariffs targeting countries around the world including some of its closest trading partners in a move that risks sparking a ruinous trade war. The tariffs include a 17 percent duty on Israeli products imported to the United States. Jerusalem was hit despite Israel seeking to prevent the move with adirectivethat Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed Tuesday to immediately scrap all remaining tariffs on American imports. Smotrich called a meeting on Thursday of senior ministry staff to discuss the development the Kan public broadcaster reported.