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Feb 27, 2020
the only thing Knesset 22 did was...
Interestingly, the Times of Israel points out that the 22nd Knesset passed only one piece of legislation in its entire existence. That piece of legislation was the dissolution of the Knesset and going to a new round of elections.
Part of that legislation though was also to increase State funding for the campaigns of the political parties.
According to TOI:
If the increased funding will be found to have given the parties enough money to step up their campaigns and attract enough voters to bring about a definitive resolution and an end to the political stalemate, it will be money well spent.
Part of that legislation though was also to increase State funding for the campaigns of the political parties.
According to TOI:
On December 11, 2020, in its final act after the midnight deadline to break the coalition deadlock expired, the 22nd Knesset passed a law setting a new election for March 2. At the same time, by passing the law, Knesset members also voted to give themselves tens of millions of more shekels than in previous campaigns to spend on bombarding the public with new pitches for votes.
The law calling that third election within a year — the only piece of legislation passed by the short-lived parliament — increased state funding for political parties’ campaigns by some NIS 61 million ($18 million), with each party receiving a raise of around 34 percent.
Legislators argued that the repeat national polls had caused smaller parties to accrue considerable debts, and they needed extra funds in order to both pay those debts and fund their new campaigns.
But the boost in funds went to all parties across the board, regardless of debts, with the largest parties — Blue and White and Likud — each gaining over 15 million extra shekels (around $4 million) to take their totals to over 60 million (approximately $17 million) in state funds, according to a recent study by the Israel Democracy Institute’s Dr. Assaf Shapira.
If the increased funding will be found to have given the parties enough money to step up their campaigns and attract enough voters to bring about a definitive resolution and an end to the political stalemate, it will be money well spent.
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ReplyDelete1) Netanyahu should promise that after elected to push for term limits 15 years maximum for p.m.
[what he could to protect himself by saying it does not retroactively include last century which would Garner him still another 4 years]
2)he has done nothing to help his socio-economic lower working poor and lower-middle-class Mass
3) push for complete israel including Judea and Samaria however it should be felt deeper in society not just for fringe settlers
4 l)push tradition
especially standing up to transgender
and demoting his perverted Justice Minister
& not to do that again
5 ) the new burial rules in the har hamenuchos west of Jerusalem
the ultimate economic inequality contemptuous segregation for eternity
Those have enough money stay in the ground
if not they take the bones after a year and put into the walls
tremendous angst to the simple traditional masses
Destroys the hope that after death money wouldn’t matter anymore
if it was completely equal irrespective
no showing favoritism be one thing
but a person gives his life on the line in the army Has a rough life but hopes at least when it’s all over
as good as anybody else but now even then he won’t be
it’s having a massive effect ironically on the less observant than even the more observant
wouldn’t you care if someone would pop family up cuz you don’t pay enough money?
putting everyone in the ground for 12 months and only those who pay money get the permanent location?