The coalition has withdrawn all its private members' bills from the Knesset agenda, according to Israeli media reports, following a coalition agreement between Prime Minister Netanyahu and ultra-Orthodox factions. The move clears the legislative docket for the coalition's flagship bills.
The coalition has withdrawn all its private members' bills from the Knesset agenda, according to Israeli media reports Wednesday morning, hours after the ultra-Orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism pulled the same bills in a standoff over stalled legislation on Torah study and arrest exemptions. The move clears the legislative docket for the coalition's flagship bills, following a reported agreement between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ultra-Orthodox factions that secures their support.
As The Zioneer first reported at 10:37 Wednesday morning, the Haredi parties had escalated a coalition crisis by removing all coalition bills from the agenda, saying they would not vote with the coalition until they saw progress on the Basic Law: Torah Study and a bill ending arrests of draft-dodging yeshiva students. Within hours, by 11:05, the coalition had withdrawn its own private members' bills, signaling a deal was reached. The initial report relied on a single Haredi party announcement; the latest update is corroborated by multiple Israeli news outlets.
The backdrop to this legislative maneuvering is a broader political dynamic of coalition discipline, as noted by The Zioneer in recent weeks. The ultra-Orthodox parties demand legislative progress on core religious issues in exchange for their continued support in a narrow coalition.
No further details on the specific terms of the reported agreement between Netanyahu and the Haredi factions have been released. It remains unclear whether the deal includes a timeframe for advancing the two key laws, or whether the current withdrawal of coalition bills is temporary.
2 developments
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- StrongCoalition heads meeting scheduled for tonight canceled
- DevelopingCoalition deal: Knesset bill shelved, part of draft law advanced instead
- StrongHaredi parties issue ultimatum to Netanyahu: pass Torah Study law or face Knesset dissolution
Source and signal
- Internal intake