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Israel’s Social Protest and the Two-Year Budget Cycle: Any Lessons?

Posted by: Ruth Levush

In my recent last post I discussed the social protests in Israel and Israel’s balanced budget legislation.  Although a popular protest, it was undoubtedly controversial.  Some question whether the protesters’ call for “social justice” is directed at the middle class instead of promoting the interests of the “weaker populations,” especially those residing outside of metropolitan …

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Israel’s Balanced Budget Legislation and the Social Protest

Posted by: Ruth Levush

Due to the increased interest in the United States in a balanced budget amendment (my THOMAS search retrieved a total of forty-four House and Senate legislative items on the subject submitted in the current Congress so far), I looked into the regulation of public spending under Israeli law.  In 1992, the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) passed …