ALBAWABA - Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich began to retract his call for wiping out a Palestinian village, a statement that drew a fierce international anger and condemnation. Smotrich said Wednesday that the Palestinian village of Hawara, which was recently attacked by Israel Defense Forces, should be "erased." The Israeli minister did not apologize for his controversial remarks, but only said that the word may "have been chosen in a ...