Nir Barkat

This move is expected to dramatically reduce the cost of living in Israel and create a structural change in the Israeli market.

Public appearances and the manner with which politicians, even those who might be considered to be sideline characters, matter, especially now, when tensions and emotions are high.

Protests are intensifying and politicians are plotting. With heat rising, the ‘Magazine’ presents scenarios for the political day after.

Speaking at The Jerusalem Post's Israel Summit, Economy Minister Nir Barkat explained the reasons behind his plan to halt the use of Palestinian workers in Israel.

"Unfortunately, we're too nice and too considerate. It's inconceivable that we risk our soldiers and send them without cover into buildings that haven't been bombed first," said Barkat

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

While the original coalition funds in the state budget were cut down for the amended budget, they still include billions of shekels.

The former Jerusalem mayor has met with Likud activists and told them that he would not support Netanyahu again and that the party needed to see a change.

Likud MK Eliyahu Revivo said that if he were prime minister, he would fire Nir Barkat for his refusal to attend the vote.

The five National Unity ministers in the cabinet opposed the amended budget because it still included allocation of coalition funds for uses not related to the war.