US EditionNetanyahu Under Mounting Political Pressure After Party Quits
JERUSALEM DISTRICT, ISRAEL, JUL 14 – United Torah Judaism opposes a bill ending military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students, risking Netanyahu's coalition majority amid Gaza war and truce talks.
- On Tuesday, the ultra-Orthodox party United Torah Judaism announced it would leave Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition over a disputed military draft exemption bill.
- The departure occurred due to conflicts over a proposed bill aiming to eliminate widespread exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox religious students.
- United Torah Judaism holds seven parliament seats and plans to exit within 48 hours, reducing Netanyahu's slim one-seat majority and risking a minority government.
- Cabinet Minister Miki Zohar expressed hope the party could return, saying, "God willing, everything will be fine," while analyst Shuki Friedman called the threat more serious than ever.
- Although the exit does not immediately threaten Netanyahu's rule, it complicates his political position amid Gaza ceasefire talks and could hasten the government's eventual collapse.
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Israel's religious party prepares to quit coalition government over military service dispute, leaving Benjamin Netanyahu's government in a narrow margin
Israeli ultra-Orthodox party quits the ruling coalition
The United Torah Judaism party has decided to leave Prime Minister Netanyahu's government over its failure to secure military service exemptions − a highly contentious issue among Israeli society. The party's departure leaves Netanyahu's government with an extremely slim majority in parliament.
Netanyahu under mounting political pressure after party quits
One of Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties, United Torah Judaism, said it was quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition due to a long-running dispute over failure to draft a bill to exempt yeshiva students from military service. Six of the remaining seven members of UTJ wrote letters of resignation. Yitzhak Goldknopf, chairman of UTJ, had resigned a month ago. That would leave Netanyahu with a razor thin majority of 61 seats in t…
The dispute over the military service for ultraorthodoxes is escalating. A compromise is unlikely, but the government crisis could have a surprising effect: a hostage agreement.
An ultra-orthodox party has resigned from the right-wing nationalist coalition in protest against the convening of Torah students. There is a government crisis in Jerusalem. The prime minister plays for time – and relies on the three-month parliamentary holidays.
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