Netanyahu coalition threatened by conscription standoff with religious parties

Netanyahu’s coalition is crumbling

Israel’s ruling coalition is facing its most serious crisis yet. Two of the country’s ultra-Orthodox parties — United Torah Judaism and Shas — announced they are quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over proposed changes to long-standing rules that exempt ultra-Orthodox students from Israel’s military draft. The split is likely to collapse the coalition. The centrist opposition Yesh Atid party has already filed a motion to dis…

Education Minister: 'Haredi draft is a national opportunity'

Minister Yoav Kisch warns against going to elections over the draft law, saying it will distract from more important national missions.

Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox partners move ahead with Knesset dissolution plan

Outrage across the Haredi community has intensified after the announcement of plans to draft 50,000 ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the army

PM’s Office Reports Major Breakthrough in Conscription Law Crisis

The draft law remains at the center of a deep-seated political crisis within the right-wing coalition.

Israel's Haredi draft crisis: why Netanyahu's coalition is on the brink of collapse_ and what ...

With the previous draft law expired, the Israeli army has begun issuing draft notices to ultra-Orthodox men. Haredi leaders are threatening to bring down the government, and Netanyahu has reportedly said he's unable to resolve the issue ...

Issue of ultra-Orthodox conscription in Israel threatens Netanyahu's govt

The issue of conscripting ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli army has become a thorn in the side of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sparking threats to derail his coalition and trigger early elections if he ends a long-standing exemption.Military service is mandatory in Israel, but under a ruling established at the country's creation -- when the ultra-Orthodox were a very small community -- men who devote themselves full-time to the study o…