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Middle East Eye
4 days ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Netanyahu left in precarious position as two ultra-Orthodox parties withdraw from his coalition
A second ultra-Orthodox group has withdrawn from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition this week, leaving him holding on to power with the minimum number of seats required, multiple news outlets reported on Tuesday. The Agudat Yisrael faction withdrew on Tuesday, leaving Netanyahu's coalition with 61 seats in the Knesset out of a total of 120 seats, while the Degel HaTorah faction withdrew on Monday. Both groups withdrew in protest against a bill not being drafted to exempt ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service. The Shas party - also an ultra-Orthodox party - is threatening to withdraw on Thursday. If this happens, it would lead to the collapse of the Netanyahu government and trigger elections.
Saba Yemen
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Failure to Pass bill to dissolve Israeli enemy Knesset
Occupied al-Quds - Saba: The Israeli opposition failed to pass a bill to dissolve the Knesset, which was voted on early Thursday morning. 61 MKs opposed the bill, while 53 supported it. According to Israeli sources, the vote was divided within the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism bloc. MKs from the Agudat Yisrael party voted in favor of the bill, while MKs from Degel HaTorah, a member of the bloc, opposed it. This move followed a dispute over a bill to draft more ultra-Orthodox Jews into military service. On June 25, 2024, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that military service would be compulsory for Jews (Haredi) and that financial support for religious institutions whose students refuse to be drafted would be suspended. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
