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Why Ultra-Orthodox Parties Hold so Much Sway in Israeli Politics
Haredi parties have leveraged Israel’s coalition system to press for draft exemptions and subsidies as a court ruling and arrests deepen the political fight.
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Informed CommentWhy ultra-Orthodox parties hold so much sway in Israeli politics
Israeli police disperse ultra-Orthodox Jews blocking a road during a protest against the army draft in Jerusalem on Oct. 8, 2026. AP Photo/Ohad ZwigenbergOn Oct. 20, 2026, a week before Israel’s elections, dozens of men were detained on suspicion of evading the draft – arrests that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called “unacceptable.” The young men attend ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, religious schools, whose students were long exempt from the m…
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