Government

Despite the last minute dramas, the Knesset approved in second and third readings, the state budget and economic plan for 2023-2024.

Israel is reportedly suspending the payments to keep the money from reaching the hands of Hamas, which is backed by Iran.

This should be fun to watch: government ministries that admit they have too much money.

Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat has asked the head of the Israel Competition Authority Michal Cohen to resign because Barkat feels that he cannot trust her.

The bank governor may have been replaced by an unseeing, unfeeling bot.

The administration is not amused by the legalization of a yeshiva in northern Samaria, and even less amused by Ben Gvir’s visit to the Temple Mount.

Reservists who serve 14 or more days per year will be entitled to all of the new benefits; those who serve less will be entitled to 75 percent.

The Israeli Ben & Jerry’s ice cream has also announced its prices will increase by up to 15 percent.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal will add approximately 60 million shekels ($16.5 million) to the five-year project.

I wouldn’t be surprised if on the same day that those angry Arabs are converging on Jerusalem someone would murder Arab victim number 81.

Petra reported that “dozens of Jewish extremist settlers, led by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Sunday stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque."

"Thanks to the Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant for his cooperation in regulating the yeshiva.”

"We don't have and we won't have a better government."

Finance Committee Chairman Moshe Gafni and Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri also oppose the Agudath Israel ministers' demand.

"The defense solutions developed by Israeli defense industries allow us to strengthen our ties with countries around the world as well as enhance Israel's global position."

Rothman: "The reform will be advanced in parts according to the decision of the coalition leaders."

"Just as the sun rises every morning, so the parade will continue as planned, as usual, on its regular route.”

Cult leader Eliezer Berland, recently released from prison, was honored with lighting the Lag B'Omer bonfire.

Tel Aviv, one of the prominent opponents of the law, will be the biggest contributor to the property tax fund.

"The thought that an international organization could mark the establishment of one of its member states as a catastrophe or disaster is both appalling and repulsive."

“I would like to tell all government ministers that the effort to deepen and expand the Abraham accords has not stopped even for a moment."

Montenegro iwas part of the only successful armed rebellion against the Nazi occupiers during WW2.

The new law bypasses traditional considerations which have contributed to the growing housing crisis.

The father of six was working at a hothouse in the southern Israeli community of Shokeda with his brother when a rocket fired by Gaza terrorists slammed into the farm.

No matter how mind-boggling Israel’s intelligence capabilities are, they cannot be used to influence change inside the Gaza Strip.

At the end of the month-long operation, there will be an assessment as to whether it should be extended.

OK, so Kahana didn’t meet with A-list administration officials.

Islamic Jihad fired particularly heavy barrages of rocket fire about 15 minutes before the start of the alleged ceasefire, took a break and then launched two more. Another salvo was fired an hour later.

Netanyahu and Smotrich called the move “an expression of confidence in the correct economic policy that we are leading."

"The supervision of the non-banking entities should be reduced and adapted to international standards.”