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Netanyahu's coalition alliances with religious parties put his reelection at risk
The coalition is losing support as ultra-Orthodox parties reject a draft bill, with less than 10% of conscription-age Haredi men enlisting, lawmakers said.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition is collapsing after Orthodox parties withdrew support two weeks ago, triggering an initial Knesset vote to dissolve parliament and potentially moving elections ahead.
- Less than 10% of roughly 13,000 Orthodox men reaching conscription age of 18 enlist annually; government stipends until age 26 have infuriated many Israelis following 2 1/2 years of active fighting.
- Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel, a combat veteran, said she is among at least seven coalition members who will not support the draft bill, rendering it impassable.
- Yitzhak Pindrus, a lawmaker from an Orthodox faction, told The Associated Press on Tuesday his party has no plans to return to the coalition, saying, "We need the draft bill."
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces significant political liability as The Oct and inconclusive wars weigh on his leadership, leaving him little chance of remaining prime minister without Orthodox support.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been in power for most of the last 17 years, partly thanks to a close alliance with ultra-orthodox religious parties.
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