Leader of the Joint list Ayman Odeh (R) and party member Ahmad Tibi arrive for a meeting with party members at the Knesset on September 22, 2019 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The coalition is holding talks with the Arab-majority Joint List to secure its “safety net” support for the state budget, should the government not have enough votes to pass it in the Knesset, according to a Channel 13 report Friday.
Unnamed sources in the Joint List told the network that preliminary talks have been held on the matter with coalition leaders.
They said the Joint List will help pass the budget in exchange for various economic moves to benefit its constituents.