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Israeli war ministry’s budget rises after approved by Knesset

Palestine Information Center – 29/12/2011

NAZARETH — The Knesset committees of finance and security approved the Israeli government’s decision to raise the budget of the war ministry on Wednesday, although some Israeli officials called earlier for slashing it.

The official Hebrew radio said these two Knesset committees sanctioned the financial plan of the Israeli war ministry by about one billion and 600 million shekels.

Knesset member and head of its security committee Shaul Mofaz had expressed his opposition to this budget increase and demanded cutting it, but Benny Gantz, the Israeli army’s chief of staff, warned the Israeli government of cutting the budget because this would affect the military readiness of the Israeli army.

December 29, 2011 - Posted by | Militarism

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