Budget
While IDF soldiers fight, Israel's government rewards draft dodgers - opinion
So, you pick up your rifle, and you fight. But then, somewhere between operations, you get an update on the news back home. In Jerusalem, you read, the government has passed the annual budget...
Bank of Israel keeps rate unchanged, cuts growth forecast
Protesters block Knesset entrance following approval of 2026 state budget
Netanyahu seeks to avoid snap vote as Iran war gives no boost in polls
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.
Gov’t to whitewash over NIS 1 billion political funds in 2025 budget, letter reveals
The vote over coalition funds has been delayed.
UTJ leaders refuse Netanyahu request to delay haredi draft bill
While preparation of the haredi draft bill sped up in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in recent weeks, it is still unlikely to pass into law by March 3.
