Amid indictment debacle, Knesset passes 2019 budget in first reading
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon said that passing the budget in its first reading is "already strengthening the Israeli economy."
A general view shows the plenum during the swearing-in ceremony of the 20th Knesset, the new Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem March 31, 2015.(photo credit: REUTERS)BySHOSHANA KRANISHUpdated: