Mati Tuchfeld, Channel 14's political desk chief, reports that the Haredi parties are threatening to disrupt Knesset proceedings if the daycare funding bill — tied to the sensitive issue of ultra-Orthodox military conscription — is not approved this week. Coalition officials are checking whether a majority exists to pass the bill amid renewed instability.
Channel 14 political desk chief Mati Tuchfeld reported Monday afternoon that Haredi coalition parties are again threatening to paralyze Knesset proceedings if the daycare funding bill is not passed this week. The bill, which provides state subsidies for daycare for yeshiva students' families, is directly tied to the politically explosive issue of ultra-Orthodox military conscription.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Monday at 11:12, coalition chair MK Ofir Katz had already told Haredi MKs that he lacked a majority to bring the bill to a vote today. United Torah Judaism responded by threatening to block all other coalition legislation. Tuchfeld's report suggests the threat has now escalated: the Haredi factions are threatening to disrupt the plenum itself if the bill is not approved by the end of the week.
The question now is whether coalition whips can secure a majority. Several previous attempts to pass the bill — and the related Basic Law: Torah Study — have stalled amid opposition from within Likud and from coalition partners concerned about public backlash. The conscription issue remains the most volatile fault line in the coalition.
4 developments
- StrongUTJ furious as coalition delays daycare funding vote; Gafni lashes out at Likud
- DevelopingShas and Degel HaTorah Torah Study Basic Law bills diverge in Knesset vote schedule
- StrongDaycare subsidy bill will not be brought to a vote this week
- StrongCoalition chair again tells Haredi MKs: no majority for daycare bill today
Source and signal
- Internal intake