Israel Spared 5th Snap Election as Lawmakers Pass Budget

Israel Spared 5th Snap Election as Lawmakers Pass Budget
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on Nov. 3, 2021. Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP
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JERUSALEM—Israel’s parliament passed a national budget for the first time in three years early on Thursday, avoiding a November deadline that would have brought down the new government and triggered another election.

The marathon overnight voting on budget bills in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, was a major hurdle for the new government headed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, whose fractious coalition holds a narrow majority.