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Israeli Supreme Court Halts Controversial Coalition Budget Transfers Amid Election Recess Dispute
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First reported by Maariv · 9 hours ago
What happened
The Israeli Supreme Court is reviewing a petition challenging the Finance Committee's approval of 462 million shekels in coalition budget transfers during the election recess. The court froze the funds pending a decision, amid accusations of unlawful budget manipulation and political coercion by the Finance Minister and coalition members.
- 01Supreme Court freezes 462 million shekels in coalition budget transfers approved during election recess.
- 02Petitioners argue Finance Committee lacked authority and transparency in approving budget moves.
- 03Court suggests releasing only urgent funds, returning others to Finance Ministry for review.
- 04Finance Minister urges court to decide on all funds together, opposing budget splitting.
- 05Petitioners and MK Lazimi accuse Finance Minister of using budgets as election bribes and acting 'mafia-like'.
- 06MK Smotrich criticized for attempting to pressure the court against a fair ruling.
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