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PM says ‘progress made’ in talks on Haredi IDF draft legislation
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, right, arriving for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 27, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finishes a meeting on ultra-Orthodox conscription, says his office.
“There was progress in the meeting,” says the PMO. “It was decided that discussions would continue in an attempt to bridge the gaps.”
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