Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite doctors' recommendations, addressed the Knesset to rally his coalition partners behind the 2025 budget. The bill, a wartime austerity package, passed narrowly despite opposition from hardline members like Itamar Ben-Gvir and ultra-Orthodox parties. Netanyahu warned of the consequences of fracturing the coalition, the furthest right in Israel's history, emphasizing the need for unity to ensure its survival.
Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a ceremony for military combat officers at an army base near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel , Oct. 31. Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got up from his hospital bed to call on unruly coalition partners to fall in line and back his government’s 2025 budget after hardline rebels threatened to pull support for the bill.
In an initial vote earlier this month, Israeli lawmakers narrowly approved the budget bill despite a rebellion by coalition partners demanding he fire Israel’s attorney general. Ben Gvir has demanded more funding for the Israeli police which his office oversees, and ultra-Orthodox parties have expressed opposition to legislation that would force some members of its communities to enlist in the military.
Netanyahu in September sought to bolster his coalition, which had a 64-56 edge in the Knesset, by bringing in opposition lawmaker Gideon Saar and his four seats in the New Hope party, enabling him to be less reliant on other members of his ruling coalition. Saar last month was named foreign minister.
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