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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

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Bank Hapoalim chairman Reuven Krupik speaks at the Globes business conference in Tel Aviv on Dec. 3, 2024. (Shlomi Yosef/Globes)
December 3, 2024, 8:19 pm
Business leaders worry about government priorities to support war-battered economy
Prominent entrepreneurs see the continued prioritization of political budget allocations, over economic ones, delaying recovery at a cost to the public
By Sharon Wrobel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center), Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (left) and Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 1, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
November 1, 2024, 4:05 pm
Cabinet approves 2025 budget proposal after last-minute backtrack over stipend freezes
Ministers agree to scrap proposed freeze for Holocaust survivors, bereaved families; opposition pans agreement; Gantz: Anyone who supports this should feel shame for rest of their life
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Temporary housing built for members of Kibbutz Be'eri in Kibbutz Hatzerim, southern Israel, October 8, 2024. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
October 30, 2024, 10:24 am
Gaza border-area development on hold as treasury freezes NIS 5 billion
Release of funds contingent on government deciding whether they will also be shared by cities beyond traditionally recognized southern frontline
By Sue Surkes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ministers and lawmakers attend a vote in the Knesset plenum on the inclusion of MK Gideon Sa'ar as a minister in the government, September 30, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 27, 2024, 4:39 am
Knesset winter session to feature battles over budget, judiciary and Haredi enlistment
As MKs return from 3-month break, Rothman says bill to change composition of Judicial Selection Committee will become law ‘the second there is political will in coalition to pass it’
By Sam Sokol
An undated picture of temporary housing being built at Kibbutz Hatzerim in southern Israel for residents of Kibbutz Be'eri. (Tekuma Authority)
October 11, 2024, 5:17 am
Tekuma Administration reports spending NIS 6.4b on Gaza border reconstruction this year
Authority waiting for government to release over NIS 2 billion of this sum as local mayors appeal to Finance Ministry and PM’s office, fearing program cuts in 2025 budget
By Sue Surkes
Lawmakers debate Israel's 2024 amended budget in the Knesset plenum, March 13, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
September 8, 2024, 10:44 pm
Knesset set to vote on billions for the north, but some coalition MKs are opposed
Proposal would increase budget by almost $924 million. United Torah Judaism, Noam and Otzma Yehudit parties threaten to tank bill unless their budgetary demands are met
By Sam Sokol
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on September 3, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 5, 2024, 12:46 pm
As Smotrich holds up funding, some Arab Israeli mayors allege racism
Finance minister’s decision to withhold $55 million for economic development in the Arab sector ‘exacerbating the cycle of poverty and violence,’ says Umm al-Fahm mayor
By Sam Sokol
Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron speaks at the Maariv economic conference in Tel Aviv, March 26, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 20, 2024, 9:09 pm
Bank of Israel head urges Netanyahu to get moving on 2025 state budget
Amir Yaron tells PM markets seeking responsible policies amid war, but speculation persists that premier wants to torpedo budget to trigger election next year
By Steven Scheer
Druze protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, demanding equal rights, June 30, 2024 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2024, 2:53 pm
‘Not only equal in battle’: Druze, Circassians launch protests against discrimination
Minority communities announce week of action culminating in Jerusalem rally; leaders demand more resources and a five-year plan, as well as repeal of contentious planning law
By ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a Knesset Finance Committee meeting in Jerusalem, on June 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 21, 2024, 12:02 pm
Treasury said to urge Smotrich to make cuts, hike taxes to raise NIS 30-50 billion
In marathon meetings, officials tell finance minister measures must be taken to curb ballooning deficit spending amid war, send positive message to credit agencies
By ToI Staff
Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron speaks at the Maariv economic conference in Tel Aviv, March 26, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 30, 2024, 6:08 pm
Bank of Israel chief warns war against Hamas will cost $67 billion in 2023-2025
Amir Yaron says conflict in south, north a ‘budgetary burden,’ IDF shouldn’t get ‘blank check’ for permanent outlays; Smotrich, Gallant agree on panel to review defense spending
By Sharon Wrobel and Reuters
Shas MK Moshe Arbel speaks at the Knesset, on May 27, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 21, 2024, 2:51 pm
Interior minister pushes PM on five-year plan to aid Druze, Circassians – report
Northern minority communities need more resources, MK Moshe Arbel said to tell Netanyahu, especially in light of the war
By ToI Staff
Hadash-Ta’al chairman Ahmad Tibi argues with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir during a vote on the amended 2024 budget, March 13, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
March 13, 2024, 6:45 pm
Following rancorous debate, Knesset passes amended wartime budget
While Opposition Leader Lapid decries the most ‘sectoral, detached and profligate budget’ ever, Likud says legislation ‘guarantees the continuation of war until complete victory’
By Sam Sokol
Noam party head Avi Maoz speaks during his faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 30, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 11, 2024, 1:12 am
Government earmarks NIS 25m for far-right MK’s Jewish National Identity Authority
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid slams government for allocating the funds to Avi Maoz’s authority rather than to evacuees, soldiers or ‘businesses that collapsed during the war’
By ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks during the first reading of the amended 2024 wartime budget, at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 7, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 7, 2024, 11:49 pm
Amended wartime budget clears first of three Knesset plenum votes
Finance minister says ‘responsible’ NIS 582 billion spending package for 2024 will provide the resources to obtain ‘victory’ against Hamas
By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol
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