The decision in question was one to supply mobile bomb shelters to Israelis who live in illegal outposts in the West Bank.
Israel's economic professionals have stressed it, Ratings agencies have said it - Israel needs a responsible budget for 2025, and it needs to show it can pass one now.
The timing of the attack on October 7 was no accident: when we were the least democratic and the least liberal we suffered the hardest blow in our history.
Ultra-Orthodox parties Shas, UTJ threaten: Without legislation to exempt most eligible haredi men from military service, we will not support budget.
Despite the cost of living increasing across all sectors, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has continued to focus his energies on countering the Palestinian Authority and the West Bank.
Members of the opposition have argued that the addition in government spending was unnecessary since the government could procure the necessary funds in other ways.
Defense Minister Gallant and Finance Minister Smotrich praised Netanyahu's UN speech, while hostage mother Zangauker criticized him for failing to secure hostages.
Smotrich’s support for Halevi is in contrast to the committee he himself established with rabbis from the religious Zionist community.
Residents and politicians in northern Israel oppose the US-French ceasefire proposal with Hezbollah, fearing it may lead to future violence.
Because the ministry does not currently know how much American aid will arrive and when, they decided not to account for this in the current expansion of the 2024 budget.
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