Budget
Netanyahu convenes emergency meeting as haredi parties threaten to block state budget vote
Both haredi parties have threatened to withhold support for the state budget unless agreements are reached on the draft law to avoid conscription.
Knesset to vote on first reading of 2026 state budget, amid haredi parties' threats
Government submits 2026 budget to Knesset, Smotrich vows passage despite rifts
Gov’t faces one-week deadline to pass first reading of state budget amid haredi draft bill threats
Israeli government approves 2025 budget in Knesset, passing major hurdle
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: budget for war and reservists • Yair Lapid: Middle class is tired of being exploited
Can Israel’s economy withstand a second round of war, judicial reform, and soaring debt? - analysis
Israel's workforce is spread thin from war, extensive support to citizens, and high cost of living. Will the Israeli economy survive?
Knesset set for final 2025 budget voting overnight
The Knesset will debate the state budget overnight as haredi draft demands add tension; final votes are set for Tuesday after months of political maneuvering.
Cuts to the National Authority for Community Safety will harm communities - opinion
We call on the National Security Ministry to immediately halt these huge cuts, will effectively lead to the cessation of the authority’s activity in all Israeli cities and will harm communities.
Israelis didn't question attacking Gaza on Oct. 7, they are now - editorial
On October 7, no one questioned Netanyahu’s reasons for going to war. Now, many do – undermining the sense of national purpose and solidarity that was once so clear.
First budget bills expected to pass into law overnight
The bills were expected to pass with a comfortable majority, following the return of MK Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party to the government.
Knesset tensions rise as opposition seeks to block budget cuts
Israel’s 2025 budget faces opposition pushback over proposed spending cuts, potentially delaying its approval ahead of the March 31 deadline.
Coalition struggling to muster majority to pass 2025 budget, sources say
The bill is currently being prepared in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee but is unlikely to pass by the end of the month.
NIS 1b. for yeshivot inserted into budget base, haredi parties say
The decision means that the funds will no longer be labeled as “coalition funds”.
Government approved 2025 ‘coalition funds’ amidst criticism
Coalition funds are a part of the national budget aimed at enabling the implementation of political agreements.