Haredi coalition parties have issued a direct ultimatum to Prime Minister Netanyahu Tuesday evening: pass the Basic Law: Torah Study and the bill preventing arrests of yeshiva students immediately, or they will dissolve the Knesset without passing other coalition priorities. A senior Shas official said the coalition understands the daycare bill — a key Haredi demand — will not advance, according to the report.
Haredi coalition parties escalated the crisis with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday evening, issuing a public ultimatum that threatens to force a Knesset dissolution if core legislation is not advanced immediately. According to the report, the ultimatum states that if the Basic Law: Torah Study and the bill freezing arrests of yeshiva students (designed to prevent enforcement of the military draft law) are not passed, the Haredi parties will dissolve the Knesset without passing other laws important to the prime minister. The message explicitly warns that the daycare funding bill — a key Haredi demand repeatedly stalled — will not advance under that scenario. A senior Shas official confirmed the understanding that the daycare bill cannot pass under current coalition arithmetic. The ultimatum follows weeks of coalition infighting over the draft exemption issue, which the Zioneer has covered in multiple bulletins: Netanyahu previously informed Haredi leaders that the coalition lacks a majority for the daycare bill (Tue Jun 16), and coalition leaders agreed to prioritize the Torah Study law and arrest freeze instead (Tue Jun 16). Haredi chairmen Deri and Gafni have each warned in recent days that they would block all coalition legislation unless the bills advanced. The ultimatum marks the most aggressive threat yet, and leaves the coalition's legislative agenda on a knife's edge.
3 developments
- DevelopingCoalition leaders agree: Basic Law Torah Study and freeze on draft-dodger arrests to pass before Knesset disperses
- StrongNetanyahu meets Gafni to secure votes for Torah Study Basic Law
- StrongShas leader Deri demands Torah Study Basic Law vote as condition for coalition support
- DevelopingNetanyahu tells Haredi leaders: no majority for daycare bill
Source and signal
- Internal intake