Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday.

Political correspondent Tal Schneider and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur join host Jessica Steinberg on today's podcast.

The Knesset on last night passed Israel’s first budget in over three years, averting the prospect of immediate early elections, as Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition sought to overcome its differences and opposition objection to approve a series of bills meant to guide the country’s spending until the end of 2022.

Schneider and Retting Gur assess the momentous occasion in the life of the new government and ask what it means for the coalition, moving forward.

Discussed articles include:

Coalition passes 2021 budget, first in 3.5 years, averting early election threat

Coalition leaders cheer approval of state budget after ‘years of chaos’

In key test for government, Knesset votes on state budget, first since 2018

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PHOTO: Knesset members attend a plenum session and a vote on the state budget in the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 3, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

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