Treasury and Police Seek Workaround to Ben-Gvir's Budget Freeze
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Israel's Finance Ministry and police are exploring ways to transfer funds directly to the police, bypassing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after he froze hundreds of millions of shekels from the police budget. Finance Ministry officials stated the funds belong to the state and the police should not be held 'hostage'.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Finance Ministry and police are creating a funding bypass around Minister Ben-Gvir.
- Ben-Gvir froze hundreds of millions of shekels from the police budget.
- The bypass aims for direct fund transfers to the police.
- Finance Ministry says police shouldn't be held 'hostage'.
Senior officials in Israel's Ministry of Finance are in discussions with police representatives to establish an "alternative route" for funding, bypassing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. This initiative follows Ben-Gvir's decision to freeze hundreds of millions of shekels allocated to the police budget. The emerging plan aims to facilitate direct fund transfers to the police, circumventing the Ministry of National Security.
Sources within the Finance Ministry, familiar with the process, emphasized that the frozen funds were designated by the State of Israel for the police force. They stated, "It is not possible to allow the Israel Police to become a hostage of the minister." The move by Ben-Gvir has reportedly created significant tension, with the Finance Ministry seeking to ensure the police's operational continuity despite the minister's actions.
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