Shas chairman Aryeh Deri escalated the party's threat Monday, telling the coalition that Shas will not support any coalition legislation unless the law to freeze arrests of draft-dodging yeshiva students advances, according to Israel Hayom.
Shas escalated its political threat Monday afternoon, moving from a conditional warning to an explicit blockade on all coalition legislation unless the law to freeze arrests of draft-dodging yeshiva students is advanced. According to Israel Hayom, the party's ultimatum was delivered to coalition officials as the Knesset entered a packed legislative week. The demand specifically targets the ongoing arrests of Haredi yeshiva students who do not report for IDF service, which Shas frames as an infringement on Torah study. The move follows a similar warning from Shas chairman Aryeh Deri earlier Monday, as The Zioneer reported. The coalition faces a tight schedule and internal Haredi-ultra-Orthodox pressure, with Shas now tying its support for any coalition legislation — including budget bills and judicial reforms — to the arrest-freeze measure and a Basic Law: Torah Study.
3 developments
- StrongShas leader Deri demands Torah Study Basic Law vote as condition for coalition support
- DevelopingCoalition leaders agree: Basic Law Torah Study and freeze on draft-dodger arrests to pass before Knesset disperses
- DevelopingShas: no votes for coalition legislation unless draft-evader arrests end
- StrongDeri attacks Likud, says Arab MKs value Torah more than some coalition lawmakers
Source and signal
- Internal intake