Israeli lawmakers are trying to negotiate a last-minute deal ahead to push back a looming budget deadline to avoid sending the country to its fourth parliamentary elections in less than two years.
Police carry a protester away as they clear the square outside of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, late Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020.
The current political crisis pitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against rival-turned-partner Defense Minister Benny Gantz is ostensibly over the country’s national budget. By law, if the government does not pass a national budget by 90 days after its formed, the Knesset automatically dissolves. That deadline expires on Monday night.
Zeev Elkin, a Likud party minister in Netanyahu’s Cabinet, said Sunday that “there was a dialog between the parties” and that “we are trying to avoid elections in any way possible.” If the budget deadline is not deferred, and new elections are triggered, it would plunge the country into political chaos during a deep economic and public health crisis and while the prime minister is on trial for corruption.Netanyahu is charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. His criminal trial began in June, but he has refused to step down from office and denies any wrongdoing.
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