Shas chairman Aryeh Deri and UTJ chairman Moshe Gafni warned Prime Minister Netanyahu Tuesday evening that unless their party-specific bills are advanced this week, they will support dissolving the Knesset as early as next week. The statement echoes an earlier ultimatum from Tuesday afternoon and intensifies pressure on the coalition.
Shas and UTJ leaders have escalated their pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu with a fresh Tuesday evening ultimatum, warning that without immediate advancement of their coalition legislation—reportedly including the Basic Law: Torah Study and a bill to halt arrests of yeshiva students—they will vote to dissolve the Knesset as early as next week.
This latest statement follows an earlier ultimatum issued Tuesday afternoon, as The Zioneer reported, and a weekend of senior coalition figures warning the PM that delaying the legislation erodes his position. The precise content of the bills demanded was not specified in this evening's broadcast; Channel 14 reported the ultimatum as a live statement by the party leaders.
The threat underscores deepening friction within the coalition as the Knesset summer session continues. No response from the Prime Minister's Office has yet been reported to this latest warning.
3 developments
- StrongHaredi parties press Netanyahu to bring Torah Study vote to Knesset plenum today
- StrongHaredi parties threaten to boycott all coalition legislation unless arrest law passes next
- DevelopingCoalition leaders agree: Basic Law Torah Study and freeze on draft-dodger arrests to pass before Knesset disperses
- StrongHaredi parties leaning toward accepting PM's proposal for Basic Law: Torah Study
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