The Knesset Finance Committee is reviewing requests for over 8 million shekels to fund the security detail of former minister Ron Dermer and an additional 25 million shekels for the protection of the Wing of Zion government aircraft, journalist Yuval Shadeh reports. The Dermer request is described as unusual in scope and is reportedly backed by the Shin Bet, though the written submission does not mention that. MK Vladimir Beliak (Together Party) criticized the demands, saying the coalition is 'taking everything they can' before moving to the opposition.
The Knesset Finance Committee on Sunday evening took up a pair of extraordinary funding requests: the security of former minister Ron Dermer, estimated at over 8 million shekels, and an additional 25 million shekels for the protection of the Wing of Zion government aircraft, according to journalist Yuval Shadeh (N12). The Dermer request is described as unusually large for a former minister's security detail. Government sources told Shadeh that the demand was made on the recommendation of the Shin Bet security agency, but the formal submission to the committee does not include that backing. The Wing of Zion request, which The Zioneer reported on earlier this evening, had already drawn criticism. MK Vladimir Beliak (Together Party) reacted sharply, accusing the coalition of trying to secure funding before losing power. 'Netanyahu and his partners know they are going to spend a few good years in the opposition, so they are taking everything they can get,' Beliak said. The committee has not yet voted on the requests.
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