Israel’s Budget Chief Quits Amid ‘Impossible’ Working Conditions

The head of Israel’s government budget office said he’s quitting, and took aim at the country’s finance minister for creating an environment that made it “impossible” to create economic certainty in the middle of a global pandemic.

The government hasn’t passed a budget for this year in the face of an ongoing dispute between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, who are yet to to reconcile their differences over the length of the proposed spending plan.