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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Ben Gvir’s party again votes against coalition legislation in protest
Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a National Security Committee meeting at the Knesset on November 27, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party again votes against legislation backed by the coalition.
A budget-related bill put forth by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich passes 55-52 after the coalition called in MKs to ensure it passed.
Ben Gvir has vowed to buck coalition discipline over a dispute in which he claims Smotrich has not acceded to his demands to increase the budget of the Israel Police, which his ministry oversees.
His party also voted last week against an initial reading of the state budget, which went on to pass regardless.
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