The annual budget for the year 2003 will be brought for a final Knesset vote next week. The Labor Party is likely to vote in favor of the budget, although with some changes. The National Union, also an opposition party, has said that it would support the budget plan...
Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz told the Knesset sub-committee on the defense budget today that the proposed cuts to the budget render it "unrealistic and insufficient," and hamper efforts to defend the country.
Israel has transferred another 130 million shekels to the Palestinian Authority. The money comes from taxes collected by Israel on behalf of the PA on products destined for the PA-controlled area. The bulk of these monies has been withheld from the PA in light of the continuing terrorism. When PA representatives complained to the Israelis that they could not pay salaries for November, Israel decided to release the funds…
Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz told the Knesset sub-committee on the defense budget today that the proposed cuts to the budget render it "unrealistic and insufficient," and hamper efforts to defend the country.
Israel has transferred another 130 million shekels to the Palestinian Authority. The money comes from taxes collected by Israel on behalf of the PA on products destined for the PA-controlled area. The bulk of these monies has been withheld from the PA in light of the continuing terrorism. When PA representatives complained to the Israelis that they could not pay salaries for November, Israel decided to release the funds…