From 4 ultra-Orthodox MKs to vote against politically appointed Oct. 7 probe – report
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The ultra-Orthodox Agudat Yisrael faction’s four MKs will vote against the coalition’s bill to establish a politically appointed probe into October 7 in place of a state commission of inquiry, the Ynet news site reports.
Asked if the decision to vote against the bill was intended to put pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speed up the advance of legislation exempting yeshiva students from military service, a senior party source tells The Times of Israel that “we are doing everything that should be done to regulate the status” of yeshiva students.
According to Ynet, coalition whip Ofir Katz is holding talks with Agudat Yisrael, one of two factions comprising the United Torah Judaism party.
Earlier today, Minister Ze’ev Elkin of the coalition New Hope party announced that he would not support the bill but did not state that he would actively vote against it. Unofficial tallies appear to show that the coalition has enough votes to see the legislation pass its preliminary reading.
The Times of Israel Community.