Haredi Leader Backs Move To Dissolve Israeli Parliament Over Draft Bill
Rabbi Dov Landau said Degel HaTorah will back dissolution after Netanyahu refused to advance the exemption bill, raising the prospect of elections.
- On Tuesday, the ultra-Orthodox Degel HaTorah faction declared it no longer trusts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ordering lawmakers to work toward dissolving the Knesset immediately.
- Tensions stem from the Supreme Court's order to draft ultra-Orthodox Israelis, which clashes with the community's exemption tradition as the IDF warns of urgent manpower shortages.
- Rabbi Dov Lando, spiritual leader of Degel HaTorah, stated, "We no longer have trust in Netanyahu," as between 63,000 and 66,000 young Haredi men studying in yeshivahs are legally required to serve.
- Following the coalition's split, opposition parties Yesh Atid and Yisrael Beiteinu formally submitted a bill to dissolve the Knesset, aiming to trigger early elections next week.
- New elections could occur by September if the Knesset dissolves, potentially halting judicial reforms prioritized for the summer session before the parliamentary term ends in July.
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The parliamentary majority of Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu is threatened with implosion because of the dissatisfaction of the ultra-Orthodox parties.
Israel: Netanyahu coalition faces collapse as Haredi rift widens
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing one of the most serious coalition crises in years after ultra-Orthodox parties signalled they may support dissolving parliament over a long-running dispute on military conscription exemptions for Haredi Jews. The political turmoil intensified after leading Lithuanian Haredi rabbi Dov Lando reportedly instructed members of the Degel HaTorah faction to begin efforts to dissolve the Knesset "as so…
One of the ultra-Orthodox parties in Israel's governing coalition is threatening the move because of the mandatory military service of ultra-Orthodox men.
Haredi Leader Backs Move To Dissolve Israeli Parliament Over Draft Bill
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – The Jerusalem Post reported that an influential haredi spiritual leader has given his backing to efforts aimed at dissolving Israel’s Knesset amid growing tensions over the country’s controversial military draft bill. Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Degel Hatorah faction, instructed lawmakers to work toward dissolving parliament “as soon […]
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