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Haredi UTJ party threatens to bolt coalition if minimum draft quotas introduced for ultra-Orthodox men – report
The ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party is threatening to resign from the government if the Haredi enlistment law includes annual recruitment targets for yeshiva students and financial penalties for Haredi educational institutions that don’t meet those quotas, Channel 12 reports.
According to the report, UTJ’s ultimatum was the reason for the last-minute postponement of a Cabinet meeting on the draft exemption law earlier today.
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