Israel’s Knesset approved the country’s 1999 budget of approximately $54 billion. The approval came after a month of heated debate and marathon discussions. Passage of the budget was secured after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged some $135 million to projects supported by Orthodox legislators.
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