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


  • World
  • Tuesday, 04 Aug 2015

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem August 2, 2015. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - 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 cabinet is expected to vote on the package on Wednesday. But there are deep divisions among ministers, with even some members of Netanyahu's own Likud party saying they will not vote in favour of the draft as it stands.

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