Drama in the Knesset as coalition passes first budget in three years
The vote – 61 to 59 along coalition-opposition lines – averts a potential early collapse of the fragile government
The governing coalition in the Israeli Knesset passed the 2021 budget – the nation's first budget in over three years.
The vote – 61 to 59 along coalition-opposition lines – averts a potential early collapse of the fragile government.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called it “the most important moment since the government was formed.”
“After years of chaos, we have created a government, overcame the Delta variant and now, thank God, we passed a budget for Israel! Continuing forward at full strength,” he wrote on Twitter.
Voting will continue today and tomorrow on the Arrangements Law and the 2022 budget.
The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel.
