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Shas ad featuring IDF soldiers sparks election-law showdown
politics2 days ago

Shas ad featuring IDF soldiers sparks election-law showdown

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Shas party faced an interim ban from the Central Elections Committee over an election video that depicts a family including a son in the IDF, after Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party alleged it violated election-propaganda rules by suggesting IDF endorsement. The video was removed during a two-day interim period as Aryeh Deri responds to the allegations. The dispute highlights debates over haredi enlistment and draft policy in the run-up to the 2026 elections, with Yashar accusing Shas of promoting draft evasion and Shas pushing back, arguing the clip reflects a unified national community.

via The Jerusalem Post|
#aryeh-deri#elections-law#gadi-eisenkot
israel-politics6 months ago

Knesset moves 2026 budget forward amid haredi draft showdown

The Knesset advanced the 2026 state budget in its first reading after days of coalition wrangling with ultra-Orthodox parties over the haredi draft law, with a 62-55 vote. Degel Hatorah backed the budget on condition the draft bill passes before the next readings, while Agudat Yisrael opposed. The package includes a large expenditure framework and a raised deficit ceiling, and if all three readings aren’t completed by end-March, the Knesset would dissolve and elections would be called. Prime Minister Netanyahu framed the budget as strengthening security and the economy, while the opposition criticized the concessions to the haredi parties.

via jpost.com|
#budget-2026#degel-hatorah#haredi-draft
Ultra-Orthodox Party Withdraws from Netanyahu's Coalition, Weakening Government
politics1 year ago

Ultra-Orthodox Party Withdraws from Netanyahu's Coalition, Weakening Government

Benjamin Netanyahu's government faces a setback as the ultraorthodox Shas party withdraws over the failure to pass legislation exempting religious students from military service, highlighting divisions within his coalition. Despite the departure, Shas remains in the coalition, and early elections are unlikely unless opposition parties push for them. The dispute over military exemptions for Haredi students remains a contentious issue in Israeli politics.

via Financial Times|
#haredi-parties#israeli-government#military-exemption
Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Party Withdraws, Leaving Netanyahu in Minority
world1 year ago

Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Party Withdraws, Leaving Netanyahu in Minority

The Ultra-Orthodox Shas party is leaving Israel's government in protest over the failure to secure exemptions from military service for religious students, reducing Prime Minister Netanyahu's majority and adding to political tensions amid ongoing Gaza conflict. Despite quitting the cabinet, Shas remains in the parliamentary coalition, while another ultra-Orthodox party, UTJ, has already resigned over the same issue, highlighting a deepening divide over conscription laws.

via Al Jazeera|
#government#israel#military-service