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Daunting political challenges await coalition in 2025

The Jerusalem Post
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The coalition avoided a serious crisis on Tuesday by passing a law that was crucial for it to be able to pass the budget.

Three haredi MKs broke with the coalition on Tuesday , with one opposing and two abstaining.

The budget must pass before March 31 , or else the government falls and an election is called.

The longer the legislation drags on, the larger the damage to the economy.

Netanyahu has refused to consider an end to the war in exchange for a comprehensive hostage deal, and prefers a partial deal that will return some hostages but enable the IDF to resume fighting after a temporary cease fire. However, both Smotrich and Otzma Yehudit chairman MK Itamar Ben-Gvir , who have 13 Knesset seats between them, are unlikely to support even a partial deal, and may leave the government if Netanyahu approves what they have deemed a “surrender agreement.”.