COALITION CHAOS
Haredi leaders threaten to bring down Israeli government as effort to revive draft exemptions stalls
Top rabbis order coalition parties to move towards toppling government as senior lawmaker in Netanyahu's party persists with conscription bill
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with Aryeh Deri (L), chairman of the ultra-Orthodox party Shas, during a parliament session in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition was thrown into disarray on Wednesday night after the spiritual leaders of Haredi factions threatened to bring about an early election if penalties for yeshiva students avoiding military service are not canceled....