Politics and Knesset
The main argument against the deal is that it would lead to a sharp rise in the number of oil tankers visiting the Gulf of Eilat, creating a threat to Israel’s coral reefs in the event of a spill.
Israeli Foreign Ministry issues a travel warning for the African country and calls on Israeli citizens there to leave immediately.
The $145.2 billion budget passed by 59 to 56 following a marathon overnight vote, shoring up the stability of the fragile coalition.
“Ra’am is getting its just reward with the increased budget for the Arab sector and has justified its historical participation in an Israeli government,” says past parliamentary consultant Shaheen Sarsur.
The country’s first state budget since 2018 passed by a one-vote majority • Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett: “This is a festive day for Israel!”
The settlement by Israel’s Supreme Court would have allowed the residents to remain in their homes for 15 years as “protected tenants.”
“I came with certain goals, and I couldn’t achieve them today,” stated Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar, who has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair.
A second plan aims to tackle inter-Arab violence • “Our goal is to reduce the gaps in education, social welfare, women’s employment and the economic-municipal sphere,” says Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz calls the move “highly problematic”; Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked calls it an “important move based on solid intelligence.”
During their talk, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar also invited the Israeli premier to make his first official visit to India.
The bill, proposed by Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar, would bar those under indictment from forming a government or serving as alternate premier.
“I don’t think that the attorney-general should be the one to determine who is prime minister,” says Ayelet Shaked following publication of a bill to prohibit a criminal defendant from heading the country.
