The state budget should reflect government policy. The current budget reflects mainly efforts to throw wads of money at coalition members in the hope of putting out a fire.

Tweeting in English, Hebrew, and Persian, head of Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani appeared to be responding to reports that Israel has allocated $1.5 billion to devising a potential military option against Tehran’s nuclear program.

The New York Times reports Israel and the US, once vaccination leaders, now lagging behind. Hospital files police complaint after relatives of COVID fatality accuses it of murder.

Pope Francis makes the comparison as he cautioned nations against returning refugees to dangerous countries, citing the hazards and risks returnees often face upon re-entering insecure states.

"The Americans understand the political complexity. We don't believe in surprising them and I don't think they will try to surprise us," says Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll.