Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Cabinet discussion on Haredi draft postponed amid marathon coalition talks

from Times of Israel

A planned cabinet discussion on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed amendments to the Haredi military enlistment law scheduled for Tuesday at noon was postponed at the last minute as the premier held marathon talks within his coalition on the controversial reform.

The postponement came after National Unity party chairman and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz on Monday reiterated an earlier threat to bolt the coalition if an agreement cannot be reached on ultra-Orthodox enlistment.

Netanyahu released an amended version of the draft on Monday following pushback from within his coalition and a warning by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara that she would be unable to defend the initial proposal in court...

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