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Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Halt Finance Committee Meeting During Election Recess
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First reported by Srugim · 35 minutes ago
What happened
The Israeli Supreme Court rejected an urgent petition to stop the Finance Committee's meeting on budget transfers during the election recess, allowing the session to proceed while the legal challenge continues.
- 01Supreme Court Justice Alex Stein denied an urgent petition to halt the Finance Committee meeting during election recess.
- 02The committee discussed budget transfers including hundreds of millions of shekels in coalition funds.
- 03Petitioners argued the meeting violated election recess rules and lacked proper notice and consent.
- 04The agenda included transfers to Defense, Prime Minister's Office, Education, and Religious Services ministries.
- 05Justice Stein ordered petitioners to update the court on committee decisions by August 5.
- 06The court has not yet ruled on the petition's substantive claims, only denying the interim injunction.
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OrganizationsIsraeli Supreme Court, Finance Committee, Hadash, Freedom of Religion and Equality, Ministry of Finance, State Attorney's Office, Knesset
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