Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) claimed that during the Bennett-Lapid government, two MKs from United Torah Judaism sought a NIS 1 billion budget allocation in exchange for abstaining from a no-confidence vote, a move he says he blocked. He did not name the MKs. The claim is unconfirmed.
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman alleged on Wednesday evening that during the Bennett-Lapid government, two Knesset members from the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party sought a substantial budget allocation in exchange for abstaining on a no-confidence motion. Speaking in a recorded interview with an Israeli journalist, Liberman said, 'In the Bennett government there were two [from] UTJ who wanted to abstain in exchange for NIS 1 billion — I torpedoed that.' He did not name the MKs. The claim is a single-source allegation, and no additional evidence or corroboration has emerged. Liberman, a longtime critic of the ultra-Orthodox parties' budgetary demands, has made similar claims in the past. The Zioneer has not independently confirmed the account.
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