Moshe Gafni

Outcome of state budget vote uncertain amid coalition crisis over haredi draft

By law, if the state budget is not approved in all three readings by the end of March, when the fiscal year closes, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and elections will be called.

JANUARY 27, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet seen at the Knesset plenum, June 11, 2025

2026 budget reading puts government at risk, after months of ideological sparring - analysis

If the vote is postponed, or if the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties choose not to support it and it falls, then for all intents and purposes the government will fall with it.

JANUARY 27, 2026|ByHERB KEINON

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as lawmakers gather at the Knesset plenum to vote on a bill that would limit some Supreme Court power, in Jerusalem July 24, 2023.

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.

JANUARY 26, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

High Court to hear two cases blocking haredi education funds amid legal disputes

Supreme Court Justice Yael Willner ordered that hearings in both cases be held by January 8, and instructed the parties to submit preliminary responses up to 24 hours beforehand.

JANUARY 1, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Liberman takes over Foreign Affairs, Defense C'tee

Meretz MK Horowitz: Unacceptable Liberman will head c'tee when a corruption trial against him is still ongoing.

APRIL 18, 2013ByGIL STERN STERN HOFFMAN

Lapid avoids Knesset, denies education cuts

Yacimovich storms out plenum when finance minister decides to respond to issue on Facebook, instead of appearing at Knesset.

APRIL 9, 2013ByLAHAV HARKOV

UTJ MK Gafni: Lapid is a megalomaniac

Shas MK Deri slams finance minister's planned budget cuts, saying cuts will make hundreds of thousands more Israelis poor.

MARCH 29, 2013ByJEREMY SHARON

Knesset okays 90-day extension for passing budget

Opposition skeptical new Finance Min. Lapid will be able to help middle class amid deep cuts; 8 new deputy ministers begin work.

MARCH 19, 2013ByLAHAV HARKOV

Haredim denounce ‘hateful’ and 'evil' new gov't

UTJ MK Gafni accuses incoming Education Minister Shai Piron of trying to harm haredi education system.

MARCH 15, 2013ByJEREMY SHARON

Haredi outreach

The ultra-Orthodox are no longer a weak minority in need of affirmative action to protect their unique way of life.

MARCH 10, 2013ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Gafni slams Treasury over tax grants to doctors

Gafni says Treasury "goes back on its word" over tax on grants for physicians in periphery.

MARCH 6, 2013ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

When Gafni met Michaeli...

The old and new of this Knesset have to come together to bring the courage of ideas.

FEBRUARY 28, 2013ByDAVID ZE’EV

General Knesset elections will cost NIS 246.8m.

Elections c'tee approves NIS 40m. expenditure increase to elections budget; c'tee head urges not to reach budget ceiling.

OCTOBER 29, 2012ByNADAV SHEMER

Steinitz: Approve ‘trapped profits’ proposal

Finance Minister says alternative to proposal would be to collect more taxes from the public.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012ByNADAV SHEMER