"Key sections of the outline he presented only perpetuate the existing situation and do not bring the required balance to the Israeli authorities," Netanyahu wrote on Twitter. "This is the unfortunate truth."

Amir Yaron says that in Israel and globally, "we are seeing stickiness of inflation", particularly in services. So we are determined absolutely determined to bring inflation back down to its target."

The Prayer for the State of Israel merely specifically asks for the success of the efforts of the defenders of our holy land.  Even if a rabbi dislikes a current Israeli government, his congregation should surely be able to pray for the success of efforts to protect Israel from her enemies.

"A new identity crisis has emerged in the spider's web. Of course, this is only one of the deep crises in Israel," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani says.

The anti-Netanyahu-government protest movement is taking the metaphor of a guy bemoaning his orphanhood after killing his parents to a whole new level.