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Finance Committee Chair Clashes with Protesters Over Settlement Funding
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First reported by N12 · 41 minutes ago
What happened
MK Hanoch Milwitsky clashed with left-wing protesters during a Knesset Finance Committee meeting over billions in budget transfers, including significant funding for the Settlement Ministry. He made harsh remarks against the demonstrators, while a legal petition challenging the transfers is set for Supreme Court review.
- 01MK Hanoch Milwitsky harshly criticized left-wing protesters opposing settlement funding.
- 02The Finance Committee discussed billions in budget transfers, including 300 million shekels to the Settlement Ministry.
- 03Tens of millions were allocated to Jewish cultural and ultra-Orthodox education, plus 26 million for yeshiva dropout prevention.
- 04Milwitsky called protesters "worse than terrorists and collaborators."
- 05MK Naama Lazimi and NGO Hadash filed a Supreme Court petition against the budget transfers.
- 06The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the petition tomorrow.
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