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Religious Zionism MK says party will push for elections if ultra-Orthodox don’t vote for budget
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Religious Zionism MK Moshe Solomon chairs a meeting of the Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee, February 15, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Religious Zionism MK Moshe Solomon says that unless the ultra-Orthodox parties support the 2026 state budget in its first reading tomorrow, his party will take steps to bring the country to elections.
“Tomorrow we will find out if the crisis is behind us. On the day when we cannot continuously conduct the discussions and votes on the state budget, we will be forced to disperse the Knesset,” he tells the Israel National News site.
Solomon is from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s party.
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