People did not vote for us so that we would head a government of the Right and the ultra-Orthodox. It is totally illegitimate and also stupid.

This is the situation now, and it is not good for us.

They are doing their utmost in order to catch up. And we have to do our utmost, with the support of the USA, to keep this qualitative edge all the time.

Unless significant changes are made in the budget there is no way it will pass,

It was very dramatic in there.

We're often confronted in local government with the fact that we have real, everyday needs right in front of us that have to be dealt with, but we also have the long-term kind of planning and investment that has to take place as well. A lot of that happens behind the scenes, happens quietly.