Israeli Supreme Court Orders Separation of Coalition Funds Amid Election Budget Dispute
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First reported by Maariv · 11 hours ago
What happened
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that the Finance Ministry must separate urgent coalition funds from other budget transfers totaling 462 million shekels, rejecting Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's demand to freeze or release all funds together. The decision follows legal challenges over budget transfers approved during the Knesset summer recess amid election preparations, highlighting concerns over procedural irregularities and political influence on public funds.
- 01Supreme Court orders Finance Ministry to separate urgent coalition funds from other budget transfers.
- 02Court rejects Finance Minister Smotrich's demand to freeze or release all funds as a single package.
- 03462 million shekels in coalition funds were approved during summer recess budget meetings amid election period.
- 04Opposition challenged the legality of committee meetings and budget approvals with short notice and no detailed agenda.
- 05Funds allocated to education, settlement, and religious ministries, including payments to religious institutions and settlement activities.
- 06Court demands urgent payments be released while freezing other coalition funds, forcing ministry to separate them.
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