Passing the budget will allow the diverse governing coalition led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to avoid an early election (Times of Israel).
For Foreign Affairs, Yohanan Plesner looks at the challenges of holding together Bennett’s government.
Israel Passes Budget for First Time in 3.5 Years
(L to R centre row) Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Justice Minister Gideon Saar, and Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli attend a plenum session and vote on the state budget at the assembly hall in the Knesset (Israeli parliament), in Jerusalem on November 3, 2021. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)