Israel's Netanyahu tells cabinet to back budget or risk government collapse

[WorldNews]

View attachment 25322​

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who holds just a one-seat majority in parliament, warned ministers on Tuesday that his government would collapse if they did not put a stop to their demands and rally behind his 2015-16 budget. "The State of Israel will have a budget because otherwise it will not have a government and our economic and security situation would deteriorate," Netanyahu said in terse remarks ahead of a meeting of key ministers. Netanyahu leads a five-party coalition that came to power after elections in March.

Continue reading...