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Thursday, June 14, 2018
Early elections ‘back on the table’ as rabbis issue ultimatum on enlistment law
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA rabbinical decision-making body for a key political partner of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls on lawmakers to leave the coalition if a law proposing to formalize limited ultra-Orthodox enlistment in the IDF passes in the Knesset.
The ultimatum prompts senior coalition sources, quoted by Channel 10, to say that “the danger of early elections is again on the table,” after disagreements over the issue almost dissolved the government several months ago.
The Council of Torah Sages, the rabbinical decision-making body for the Hasidic members of the United Torah Judaism party (UTJ), instructs the four Hasidic MKs out of the party’s six seats to try and change the currently proposed bill, and quit the coalition if it is promoted without their approval.
— Michael Bachner
The Times of Israel Community.