Haredi MKs instructed to end cooperation with coalition over contentious ultra-Orthodox draft bill
Haredi MKs have been instructed to cease cooperation with the coalition regarding a controversial ultra-Orthodox draft bill. This legislation is linked to the Haredi parties' desire to dissolve the Knesset and advance elections. The situation reflects ongoing tensions within Israeli politics concerning the ultra-Orthodox community's role.
- ▪Haredi MKs are ending cooperation with the coalition over a contentious draft bill.
- ▪The draft legislation is tied to the Haredi parties' push to dissolve the Knesset.
- ▪The situation highlights the political tensions surrounding the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel.
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Haredi MKs instructed to end cooperation with coalition over contentious ultra-Orthodox draft billProgress on the contentious haredi draft legislation has become intertwined with the push for the haredi parties - Shas and United Torah Judaism - to dissolve the Knesset and move up the election.Follow us on GoogleRabbi Dov Lando, head of the Slabodka yeshiva in Bnei Brak arrives to deliver a lesson at the Mir Yeshiva, in the ultra orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, September 19, 2023.(photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
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