{"id":18686,"date":"2025-06-11T11:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18686"},"modified":"2025-06-11T11:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:54:09","slug":"netanyahu-fights-to-save-coalition-amid-ultra-orthodox-draft-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/11\/netanyahu-fights-to-save-coalition-amid-ultra-orthodox-draft-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Fights to Save Coalition Amid Ultra-Orthodox Draft Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making frantic efforts to prevent the collapse of his ruling coalition amid a growing crisis with ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) parties, angered by his failure to pass a draft exemption law despite repeated promises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1499\">On Wednesday, Netanyahu faces a major political test as the two ultra-Orthodox parties\u2014United Torah Judaism and Shas\u2014warned that if the opposition submits a bill to dissolve the Knesset, their lawmakers may vote in favor of it. Their protest centers on the absence of a new law exempting Haredim from mandatory military service, which they argue is justified by the religious imperative of Torah study\u2014viewed as essential to preserving Jewish identity and the state, on par with military service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1926\">Since Israel\u2019s first elections in 1949, the Haredim (13% of the population and growing rapidly) have played the role of kingmaker, shifting between left- and right-wing coalitions. Their core demand has consistently been exemption from military service. While early Israeli governments allowed limited exemptions, the 1977 rise of Likud and subsequent political bargaining expanded that privilege into near-complete immunity.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-26\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3d25cb72-be87-47f8-94b9-58ed7a950fa6\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-20\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"112\">Haredi Draft Exemption Crisis Deepens as UTJ Threatens to Back Opposition Dissolution Bill<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"2074\">However, after 20 months of war and growing national fatigue, public anger\u2014both right and left\u2014has turned against the Haredim\u2019s non-participation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"2076\" data-end=\"2475\">According to Yedioth Ahronoth, a source in United Torah Judaism said their party will vote with the opposition if a draft law exempting their youth isn\u2019t passed. Their affiliated newspaper Yated Ne\u2019eman echoed this, signaling open defiance. The stance pressures Shas to follow suit, despite its leader Aryeh Deri&#8217;s long alliance with Netanyahu and his current attempts to preserve the coalition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"2477\" data-end=\"2848\">The Haredim fear that military service threatens their religious lifestyle, leading their youth to return secularized. They maintain a closed, insular community, even resisting secular subjects like science and English in schools. However, a minority\u2014especially post-war\u2014now advocate for partial military compromise under strict conditions to preserve religious identity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14809\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14809 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7896666.jpg\" alt=\"Opposition Parties Push Preliminary Vote on Bill to Trigger Early Elections, Fueled by Religious Draft Law Disputes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7896666.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7896666-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7896666-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israel&#8217;s opposition parties unanimously submitted a bill to dissolve the Knesset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"2850\" data-end=\"3115\"><strong data-start=\"2850\" data-end=\"2877\">Crisis at Boiling Point<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"2850\" data-end=\"3115\">Israeli media describes the Haredi crisis as reaching a \u201cboiling point.\u201d Netanyahu is stalling for time, pushing Haredi parties to delay their support for the dissolution bill by at least a week, hoping to negotiate a legal compromise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"3117\" data-end=\"3477\">Netanyahu has launched a dual strategy\u2014legal and security-based\u2014aiming to soften <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/11\/israeli-opposition-moves-to-dissolve-knesset-amid-coalition-tensions\/\">opposition<\/a> to a draft law proposal that includes economic penalties for draft dodging, which angers the Haredim. He met with Likud lawmaker Yuli Edelstein, chair of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, urging him to water down the bill to avoid alienating religious allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"3479\" data-end=\"3753\">To raise pressure, Netanyahu and his media allies are invoking external threats\u2014such as a potential war with Iran\u2014to discourage Haredi defection. However, former President Donald Trump reportedly told him during a phone call there is no U.S. green light for such escalation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-16\" data-start=\"3755\" data-end=\"4155\">Within the Haredi bloc, some argue that it\u2019s better to temporarily give up power and head to elections rather than accept a watered-down draft law that undermines decades of political gains. Haaretz cited a source in United Torah Judaism warning, \u201cIf we back down today, we become a joke.\u201d Yedioth Ahronoth\u2019s economic editor also believes Haredi lawmakers will likely vote against the government.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14832\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14832 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knestt.jpg\" alt=\"Dissolution of Knesset\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knestt.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knestt-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knestt-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Israeli Knesset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"4157\" data-end=\"4402\"><strong data-start=\"4157\" data-end=\"4176\">Snowball Effect<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"4157\" data-end=\"4402\">Intelligence analyst Yossi Melman warned in Haaretz that passing the draft law\u2014even in a form exempting Haredim\u2014could actually cause the coalition\u2019s downfall due to public outrage and internal dissent amid a draining war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\" data-start=\"4404\" data-end=\"4659\">Even if the preliminary Knesset dissolution vote passes, Netanyahu may still try to block further readings and stall the legislative process. But a successful vote today could start a political snowball\u2014marking the beginning of the end for his government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-19\" data-start=\"4661\" data-end=\"4975\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The opposition remains cautious; under Israeli law, if the bill fails in its initial reading, it cannot be reintroduced for six months. Avigdor Lieberman&#8217;s Yisrael Beiteinu party has conditioned its support on a public declaration from United Torah Judaism backing the dissolution, which remains under negotiation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making frantic efforts to prevent the collapse of his ruling coalition amid a growing crisis with ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) parties, angered by his failure to pass a draft exemption law despite repeated promises. On Wednesday, Netanyahu faces a major political test as the two ultra-Orthodox parties\u2014United Torah Judaism and Shas\u2014warned &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[719,2151,5952,5953],"class_list":["post-18686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-the-haredim","tag-the-two-ultra-orthodox-parties","tag-torah-judaism"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Netanyahu Fights to Save Coalition Amid Ultra-Orthodox Draft Crisis - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is scrambling to prevent his coalition from collapsing as 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