Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant have both expressed opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bill granting exemption from IDF conscription to ultra-Orthodox (haredi) Jews. Gantz stated that his party would leave the government if the bill passes in Knesset, potentially threatening the coalition's stability. The proposed law has sparked tensions within Netanyahu's coalition government, with some ministers scrambling to make changes to the plan.
Dozens of Israeli reservist officers warn that a government bill extending reservists' service while exempting the ultra-Orthodox from the draft would "seriously damage national security" / @yanivkub https://t.co/MygfsO9Wie
Netanyahu's shameful law of draft evasion: Not only will the new military conscription law not lead to Haredi enlistment, it is also expected to halt the upward trend in the employment rate for Haredi men | Haaretz Editorial https://t.co/r16NxclgKS
The new military conscription law outline advanced by Netanyahu is the worst imaginable. It seems to be designed to guarantee that Haredim are not conscripted or integrated into the workforce | Haaretz Editorial https://t.co/r16NxclgKS
Israel's ultra-Orthodox won't serve in the army. U.S. Jews need to speak up | Opinion | @rabbi_yoffie https://t.co/lUcQM01J1I
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is at odds with some ministers over plans to conscript ultra-Orthodox men into the Israeli Defense Forces. https://t.co/uyEzrEvIb3
Netanyahu coalition scrambles to make changes to a plan designed to continue to exempting draft-age Haredi men from military service https://t.co/kUnETJAfkE
Benny Gantz, a member of the Israeli war cabinet has reportedly threatened to quit if a new law on compulsory military service is passed in its current form. #Israel #BennyGantz #BenjaminNetanyahu #WorldNews #HarediMovement https://t.co/hUHSH2N2ei
i24NEWS’ Senior Diplomatic Affairs Correspondent @owenalterman analyzes Gantz’s threat to leave Netanyahu's coalition government over a draft bill exempting ultra-Orthodox individuals with @sarahmartinez_7 https://t.co/rM2uxWxZe6
🔴WATCH: Minister Benny Gantz statement regarding the proposed Haredim draft bill https://t.co/agHOJRnj07
‘Failure of values’: Gantz threatens to bolt coalition over Netanyahu’s Haredi draft bill https://t.co/UF8lZ7rJTg
Gantz: We’ll leave the coalition if Netanyahu’s Haredi draft bill passes | The Times of Israel https://t.co/JLuBxlb7hl
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says he won't support conscription bill outline that Netanyahu had drawn up which exempts the ultra-Orthodox from enlisting in the military https://t.co/V4y9dsuGRn
Benny Gantz announced on Sunday that he would leave the government if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bill granting exemption from IDF conscription to ultra-Orthodox (haredi) Jews passes in Knesset. https://t.co/eMLfrDdhTo
This morning before leaving for DC Defense Minister Gallant said he wouldn’t be supporting the law exempting yeshiva students from draft. Just now, Benny Gantz said his party won’t remain in government if the law passes. As things stand hard to see the coalition surviving this >