Report: Haredi MKs said to recognize draft exemption bill won’t pass, increasing likelihood for early elections

Recent discussions between Haredi lawmakers and the legal adviser for the Knesset committee tasked with advancing legislation aimed at granting widespread conscription exemptions to ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students have not borne fruit, Channel 12 reports, without citing any sources.

The stalemate has led to a growing understanding among Haredi lawmakers that the draft exemption bill will not pass, according to the network.

Accordingly, the likelihood that elections will be called earlier has increased, as the ultra-Orthodox lawmakers lose patience with their fellow coalition lawmakers for not being able to pass the legislation as promised, Channel 12 says.

Whether that means elections will be moved up to September or June remains unclear, says the network.