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August 25, 2020

By Failing to Pass a Budget, Israel’s Two Major Parties Risk the Wellbeing of Their Constituents

Elections have been avoided, but the crisis continues.

Last night, thanks to an agreement between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition partner Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz , the Knesset voted to give itself another 120 days to approve a budget for the 2020 fiscal year. Had the measure not passed, Israel would have been forced to hold yet another election. Haviv Rettig Gur explains how this situation came about and, why, although another election might be the worst possible outcome, postponing the budget vote is hardly good news:

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August 25, 2020

  1. America Should Pull the Plug on the UN Force in Lebanon

    It does more to help Hizballah than to restraint it.

  2. By Failing to Pass a Budget, Israel’s Two Major Parties Risk the Wellbeing of Their Constituents

    Elections have been avoided, but the crisis continues.

  3. How the European Union Failed to Keep the Peace in Gaza

    While blaming Israel.

  4. The Biblical Roots of Capitalism

    Something the American Founders understood well.

  5. The Jewish Ethical Lessons of Chess

    With help from Gary Kasparov and Deuteronomy.