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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Almost all legislation removed from Knesset plenum agenda as Haredi boycott continues
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Almost all legislation is removed from the Knesset plenum agenda as a legislative boycott by ultra-Orthodox lawmakers who are angered by the lack of advancement of the so-called Daycare Law enters its third day.
The Haredi-backed bill seeks to overturn an August 2024 order by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara cutting daycare subsidies for the children of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students who disobey military draft orders in the wake of a High Court ruling that there was no longer a basis for the state to provide such funds for evaders.
The continuation of the boycott appears to spell at least a temporary halt to the coalition’s ongoing legislative blitz, coming as lawmakers attempt to pass laws splitting up the role of the attorney general, establishing a political commission of inquiry into October 7, and giving the government significant control over the media before the upcoming pre-election Knesset recess.
The Times of Israel Community.