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Election looms over Gantz-Likud budget stand-off

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Published: 31 July 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Netanyahu is pushing for a one-year budget over the two-year budget previously agreed by the coalition; if no decision is reached by August 25, an election must be called

Elections loom as Gantz insists on two-year budget, Likud to present one-year plan (Times of Israel)
Top economists said to back Blue and White’s position in face-off between parties; finance minister accuses Gantz of playing politics

Gantz accuses Netanyahu of seeking election by rejecting two-year budget (Haaretz)
Passing a one-year budget 'is tantamount to spitting in the faces of a million unemployed people,' Gantz said

Photo: Benny Gantz at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 28 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
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