Petitioners challenged the Finance Committee’s authority to approve the funds during the election recess, while the Knesset and Finance Ministry argued that the proceedings were lawful.
The Supreme Court today (Tuesday) heard a petition by Hiddush - for Religious Freedom and Equality and MK Naama Lazimi (Democrats) against the convening of the Finance Committee during the election recess and against the budget transfers that were approved by it, including approximately NIS 462 million in coalition funds. The hearing was held before Justices Mintz, Kabub and Ronen.
The court expressed surprise that those budget requests included…