PM: Stop Local Authorities strike, populistic legislation
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on city mayors to put a stop to the Local Authorities' strike. Netanyahu recognized their claim that there is "populistic legislation" and said that it also must be stopped.
Yet he also noted that Israel received a higher credit rating, in contrast to 10 leading states that had their credit rating lowered. "It's because we keep watch over the purse strings and don't spend money in every which direction," he added. (Attila Somfalvi)