Degel Hatorah Backs Dissolving Knesset as Netanyahu Lacks Majority for Draft Bill
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · May 12
Degel Hatorah Backs Dissolving Knesset as Netanyahu Lacks Majority for Draft Bill
4 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · May 12
Rabbi Dov Lando told Degel Hatorah lawmakers to pursue dissolving the Knesset “as soon as possible,” saying the faction no longer trusts Benjamin Netanyahu over the haredi conscription bill.
No coalition majority exists to pass the draft law, according to a KAN report cited in the dispute, deepening a rift that led chairman Moshe Gafni to stop taking Netanyahu’s calls.
Opposition parties including Yesh Atid and Yisrael Beytenu backed the move, and a dissolution bill has already been filed, with pressure to bring it to the plenum on Wednesday or next week.
October elections are currently the latest timetable, but dissolving parliament could pull the vote forward to September as haredi parties and coalition critics clash over military exemptions during an IDF manpower shortage.
With his coalition fracturing, what is Netanyahu's final move to prevent a government collapse before October?
Can Israel's military survive a future where one-third of its citizens refuse to serve?
Israel’s Haredi Draft Crisis: Political Instability, Coalition Collapse Risk, and Societal Fractures in 2026
Overview
Israel is facing a major political crisis as Degel HaTorah declares no confidence in Prime Minister Netanyahu and pushes to dissolve the Knesset, raising the likelihood of early elections. This turmoil is driven by escalating tensions over military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men. The crisis intensified after the High Court of Justice ruled that key welfare benefits must be tied to IDF enlistment, directly impacting tens of thousands of Haredi men who have not served. These developments have destabilized the coalition government and deepened divisions in Israeli society, making a resolution increasingly difficult.