Smotrich meets with union chief Bar-David to discuss 2025 budget

Sam 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"

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (C) meets with the head of the Histadrut Labor Federation Arnon Bar-David (2nd L) meet on September 12, 2024 (Courtesy/Smotrich's spokesperson)
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (C) meets with the head of the Histadrut Labor Federation Arnon Bar-David (2nd L) meet on September 12, 2024 (Courtesy/Smotrich's spokesperson)

Less than two weeks after accusing it of playing into the hands of Hamas by announcing a nationwide strike over the government’s failure to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich meets with the head of the Histadrut Labor Federation to discuss the 2025 budget.

In a statement, Smotrich’s office says the minister met with Arnon Bar-David and the two “agreed that they will work together responsibly out of an understanding of the challenges facing the State of Israel, for the sake of Israel’s economy, for the benefit of the workers and for all the citizens of Israel.”

A spokesman from the Histadrut did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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