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Coalition Accuses Opposition of Blocking Nearly NIS 1 Billion Northern Israel Defense Budget
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First reported by Walla · 2 hours ago
What happened
The Israeli coalition accuses the opposition of blocking a nearly NIS 1 billion budget for northern border defense, delaying its approval in the Knesset's Consensus Committee. The Finance Committee will meet to discuss the issue amid election recess tensions, with Finance Chair MK Hanoch Milwiczky calling for bipartisan cooperation to protect northern communities.
- 01Coalition accuses opposition of blocking nearly NIS 1 billion northern defense budget.
- 02Budget targets settlements within 0-9 km of Israel's northern border.
- 03Consensus Committee delays prevent Finance Committee from approving the budget.
- 04Budget includes NIS 669.4 million expenditure and NIS 330 million authorization.
- 05Finance Committee to hold special session despite election recess.
- 06Finance Chair MK Milwiczky urges opposition to avoid politicizing security funding.
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