Israel’s ruling coalition is facing its most serious crisis yet. Two of the country’s ultra-Orthodox parties — United Torah Judaism and Shas — announced they are quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over proposed changes to long-standing rules that exempt ultra-Orthodox students from Israel’s military draft.

Israel's political crisis deepens as ultra-Orthodox parties threaten to leave Netanyahu's coalition over military conscription exemptions, potentially triggering early elections.

Netanyahu’s current coalition, despite the colossal failure of October 7, has already outlasted about 75% of its predecessors.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted to secretly arming militias in Gaza to fight Hamas—without cabinet approval—sparking political uproar. Opposition leaders, including Avigdor Liberman and Yair Lapid,

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Netanyahu Under Pressure as Right-Wing Ally Threatens to Quit Coalition | Firstpost America | N18G Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu faces a major political crisis as a key right-wing ally threatens to quit his coalition unless a law is passed to exempt ultra-orthodox men from compulsory army service.