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Protests Across the Country Also Take Aim at Israel's Crystallizing Budget, Charging That the Plan Will Inflate Funding for ultra-Orthodox Institutions at the Expense of Secular Israelis

The Latest Wave of Protests Expanded the Scope of Demands to Cover Issues Beyond the Plan to Weaken Israel's Judiciary, With Speaker After Speaker Taking Aim at the Government Budget Quickly Taking Shape Under the Aegis of Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox Coalition Members