Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Transport Minister Miri Regev traded accusations during a cabinet meeting on a $1.1 billion development plan for Galilee cities. Regev accused Smotrich's ministry of blocking transportation projects, according to i24NEWS.
At a cabinet meeting on the Galilee development plan, Transport Minister Miri Regev accused Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich of blocking transportation projects for northern cities, according to i24NEWS. Smotrich retorted that Regev is distributing budgets for internal party primary considerations. Prime Minister Netanyahu attributed the problems to the professional bureaucracy. The government approved the plan, valued at approximately $1.1 billion (4 billion shekels). As The Zioneer reported at 14:18, Regev had earlier clashed with Smotrich over Finance Ministry officials' authority to block infrastructure projects, accusing the ministry of obstructing funding for hospitals in Safed.
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