Agudat Yisrael demands additional funds, threatens to oppose budget; Smotrich threatens to resign
Gafni is reportedly seeking to increase the balance in the coalition by adding Gantz and the National Unity party.
Evangelical Christian groups have supported the Zionist cause in various capacities for decades, and have close relationships with Israeli institutions.
Despite calls by Gafni to his supporters not to arrive and confront the protesters, dozens of Bnei Brak residents came to the scene.
The bill will allow hospital managers to decide on the Passover arrangements in each hospital, including wholly prohibiting hametz from entering the building.
Senior figures in Degel Hatorah even threatened not to support the budget in the Knesset if the issue is not taken care of.
The "Hametz Law" makes it illegal for hospitals to enter or hold hametz (leavened bread) during Passover.
Gafni and Smotrich said they would meet with the banking regulator, which is part of the central bank, to come up with a solution for mortgage holders.
A bill put forward by the UTJ MK could see Israel's nature reserves become segregated by gender for at least 15% of their operational hours.
The salaries were frozen during the COVID-19 pandemic and were supposed to automatically rise by 12.5%.
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