Netanyahu Works to Block Haredi Draft Bill Amid Rising Dissent Within His Party
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Netanyahu works to block Haredi draft bill amid rising dissent within his party
In a classified Knesset briefing, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir warned the army could 'collapse' without Haredi enlistment, as Netanyahu moves to stall a draft-exemption bill amid internal Likud dissent and pressure from ultra-Orthodox factions
Journalist Yinon Magal addressed the storm surrounding the conscription law and claimed that the prime minister's move to decide not to advance it before the elections was a mistake. In his column in Maariv, Magal wrote that "I hear from the prime minister's constituencies that they are not enthusiastic about the conscription law right now. The haredim want the law and want to pass the conscription law. They don't say it unequivocally, because t…
The Minister of Aliyah and Absorption told Walla ahead of the opening of the summer conference that the government is not expected to advance the draft law in the near future. According to him, the bulk of his ministry's efforts are directed at ongoing work and promoting aliyah to Israel: "What we haven't done so far, we probably won't do in this session either."
While the Gedolei Yisrael are in the final stages of deciding on the text of the law on conscription and regulating the status of yeshiva students, concerns are growing among the Haredi factions that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not have the majority needed to pass the law in the Knesset. The discussions in the Gedolei Yisrael houses, which have been ongoing for a long time, are now focusing on a central question: Is there any point i…
Senior Chareidi Officials Admit Draft Law Unlikely to Pass Before End of Current Knesset Term
Senior officials within the Israeli chareidi parties are privately acknowledging that legislation regulating the status of yeshiva students and the draft law will likely not pass during the current Knesset term, according to conversations ahead of the opening of the Knesset summer session. The upcoming summer session is widely viewed as the final realistic opportunity to pass the controversial legislation before Israel enters another election per
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