The coalition informed Haredi parties Monday morning that the daycare funding bill will not be brought to a vote today due to sharp public criticism, according to Daphna Liel (N12). In response, UTJ will not support the coalition's bill to establish a political commission of inquiry. Separately, UTJ is also blocking the media regulation bill over concerns that the government app will broadcast on Shabbat and may carry state-funded pornographic content.
The coalition informed Haredi parties Monday morning that the daycare funding bill (the yeshiva daycare law) will not be brought to a vote today, citing sharp public criticism. According to Daphna Liel (N12), the decision infuriated United Torah Judaism. In response, UTJ leaders said they will not support the coalition's bill to establish a political commission of inquiry — a key piece of coalition legislation.
Beyond the daycare bill, the Haredi factions are also holding up the media regulation bill over concerns that the government's official app would broadcast on Shabbat and may carry state-funded pornographic content. The three issues have become entangled: UTJ is leveraging its votes on the inquiry committee and the media bill as bargaining chips.
As The Zioneer previously reported, last week the coalition delayed the vote on the daycare bill to limit backlash, prompting UTJ MK Moshe Gafni to confront senior Likud officials. The current standoff represents a deepening rift within the coalition over legislation that carries significant public sensitivity.
3 developments
- StrongUTJ furious as coalition delays daycare funding vote; Gafni lashes out at Likud
- StrongShas and UTJ halt coalition voting in Knesset over daycare bill delay
- StrongDaycare subsidy bill will not be brought to a vote this week
- DevelopingCoalition whip: Knesset majority holds even if all Arab MKs vote no
Source and signal
- Internal intake