US EditionNetanyahu coalition threatened by conscription standoff with religious parties
- Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition faces a crisis in June 2025 over a military conscription dispute in Israel involving Haredi parties threatening to dissolve the government.
- The crisis stems from a Supreme Court ruling last year ending Haredi draft exemptions, prompting nearly two years of simmering frustration and stalled legislation on an exemption law.
- Haredi politicians, backed by rabbis, have threatened to boycott coalition votes and topple the government if exemptions are not legislated soon, while opposition parties plan a dissolution bill next week.
- Since the ruling, about 20,000 draft summonses were issued to Haredim, with only hundreds complying and over 2,000 arrest warrants unexecuted as tensions rise during Israel’s war on Gaza.
- If Shas and United Torah Judaism withdraw support, Netanyahu will lose his Knesset majority, likely triggering elections amid declining public backing for his Gaza war policies.
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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…
Attorney-General: IDF To Issue 54,000 Draft Orders To Bnei Yeshivos
Amid the looming coalition crisis over the lack of a Chareidi draft bill, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara announced on Thursday evening that “the IDF will issue over 50,000 draft notices to yeshiva students in the upcoming month of Tammuz and will soon present an enforcement plan against draft dodgers.” “This was presented by army officials at a meeting with the Attorney General today with the participation of the head of the IDF’s Manpower …
Haredi leaders threaten to bring down Israeli government as effort to revive draft exemptions stalls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus governing coalition was thrown into disarray on Wednesday night after the spiritual leaders of Haredi factions threatened to bring about an early election if penalties for yeshiva students avoiding military service are not canceled. The leading rabbis of Agudat Yisrael, the Hasidic party of United Torah Judaism, told party leader Yitzchak Goldknopf on Tuesday to move forward with vote next week on a bil…
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