Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a 30-day extension from the High Court to address the controversy surrounding exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews from military conscription. The issue has led to a legal row and political turmoil within the right-wing coalition government.
Israel crisis deepens over ultra-Orthodox draft https://t.co/nN2q7Tnurh
⚠️ FACTBOX-ULTRA-ORTHODOX ISRAELIS RESIST PUSH FOR MILITARY SERVICE Full Story → https://t.co/Jw39f4aH43 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties are resisting pressure to lift exemptions of religious students from military duty, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's struggles to… https://t.co/JHDcmrmH2r
PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU PETITIONS ISRAEL'S TOP COURT TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR DEVISING A NEW MILITARY CONSCRIPTION PLAN, AIMING TO ADDRESS DISCONTENT OVER EXEMPTIONS GRANTED TO ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWS, WHICH THE SUPREME COURT HAD INVALIDATED IN 2018 - SOURCES
Netanyahu seeks delay in ultra-Orthodox conscription row https://t.co/PFo2YWMFRA
ICYMI: Prime Minister #BenjaminNetanyahu asks #Israel’s top court to defer a deadline for the government to come up with a new #military conscription plan that would address mainstream anger at the exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews. https://t.co/KBUk1G1jRZ
Netanyahu asks for 30-Day extension from High Court on Haredi draft issue https://t.co/1y9WvuFEqt
Prime Minister #BenjaminNetanyahu asks #Israel’s top court to defer a deadline for the government to come up with a new #military conscription plan that would address mainstream anger at the exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews. https://t.co/KBUk1G1jRZ
⚠️ NETANYAHU ASKS ISRAELI COURT TO DEFER DEADLINE ON CONSCRIPTION CONTROVERSY Full Story → https://t.co/c8zCsOh46L Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel's top court on Thursday to defer a deadline for the government to come up with a new military conscription plan… https://t.co/VThT6RbUqp
A legal row over controversial exemptions from compulsory military service for #Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews has the country’s right-wing coalition government scurrying to find a compromise. https://t.co/cZaGWiSPdD
Why the crisis over Haredi military service exemptions is a seismic event for Israel's politics / @AnshelPfeffer https://t.co/kkn7wEQkxX
The ultra-Orthodox parties might stay in the government even if Netanyahu fails to pass a law exempting all yeshiva students from military service, but they will likely be consigned to a long period in opposition after the next election / @AnshelPfeffer https://t.co/kkn7wEQkxX
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