Prime Minister Netanyahu has tasked Coalition Chairman Ofir Katz with speaking to coalition faction leaders and formulating a consensus 'legislative package' agreed upon by the entire coalition before the elections, according to a coalition source. The aim is to bring the Haredi parties back to voting with the government.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has taken a new step to stabilize his coalition ahead of the expected election, tasking Coalition Chairman Ofir Katz with negotiating a comprehensive 'legislative package' agreeable to all coalition factions. The move, reported by a coalition source, aims specifically to restore Haredi party unity with the government after recent tensions over legislation including the daycare funding bill and the Torah Study Basic Law.
The effort follows weeks of internal coalition discord. As The Zioneer reported on June 16, Netanyahu informed Haredi leaders that the coalition lacked a majority for the daycare funding bill. Earlier that month, on June 8, Netanyahu met MK Moshe Gafni to secure votes for the Torah Study Basic Law, and United Torah Judaism had threatened to boycott all votes until the daycare bill passed. Katz's mandate to broker a package deal suggests a broader approach to securing Haredi cooperation on multiple fronts rather than piecemeal legislative battles.
The development signals that coalition discipline remains fragile less than two months before the expected election. Details of which specific laws may be included in the package have not been disclosed.
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