What Can Be Learned from Israel’s Failed Budget Negotiations?
“Government Night” ends with a question mark.
February 28, 2023
What Can Be Learned from Israel’s Failed Budget Negotiations?
“Government Night” ends with a question mark.
Amid public protests in Jerusalem, the intense debate over judicial reform, and terror and riots in the West Bank, one might be forgiven for overlooking another significant event in Israeli politics: the cabinet’s budget deliberations on February 23 and 24, which ended in an unusual stalemate. Haviv Rettig Gur describes how this 21-hour marathon cabinet session, which happens every few years, normally proceeds, and what made this year different:
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