Tag: Budget
Smotrich freezes purchase of fighter squadrons from the US
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his intention to freeze the planned purchase of two fighter squadrons until the government agrees to establish a public committee that will...
Knesset passes updated wartime budget
Israeli lawmakers approved the country’s amended war budget for 2024 on Wednesday afternoon after weeks of delay due to disagreements within the unity government. The budget bill was approved with 62 Knesset members in...
As bills stall in Congress, eight Senate Democrats call for halt in Israel aid
Eight Democrat senators called on the Biden administration to halt aid to Israel, claiming that the Jewish state deliberately prevents U.S. aid from reaching Gazans.
Led by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)...
Knesset OKs first reading of 2023-24 state budget
The Knesset plenum on Tuesday approved the first reading of the state budget for the years 2023 and 2024.
The $171 billion (NIS 611 billion) 2023 budget advanced in a 40-32 vote. The 2024 budget, at a...
Eating Knesset candy and drinking the Kool-Aid
Photos that emerged last week of Israeli lawmakers munching on candy for two white nights in a row served as a perfect metaphor for the kindergarten-like atmosphere of the Knesset as a whole and...
Israel’s coalition breathes easy as 2021 state budget clears Knesset hurdle
The Israeli government passed the 2021 state budget bill on Thursday—the country’s first budget in more than three years—by a vote of 61-59.
Bogged down by political upheaval and successive election campaigns, Israel has been...
Hamas widows, orphans and ties to the Israeli coalition
Given the fact that the Arab-Israeli Ra’am Party is openly Islamist and associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, the revelation on Friday evening by Channel 13’s Ayala Hasson that it’s been funneling money into Gaza to finance Hamas...
Gantz: Defense budget will allow Israel to develop new tools, plans, technologies
The new Israeli defense budget expected to be approved by the Knesset this month as part of the national budget vote will enable Israel to develop new tools, operational plans and technologies to take...
Israel approves $9 billion plan for advancement of Arab sector
The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved two five-year plans for the advancement of the country’s Arab sector.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, one plan involves the allocation of some 30 billion shekels ($9 billion)...
Top Iranian official vows ‘shocking’ response to any Israeli attack
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Sunday that Iran’s response to any Israeli attack would be “shocking” and cost the Jewish state “tens of thousands of billions.”
“Instead of allocating 1.5...