Overview
- Rabbi Dov Lando instructed Degel HaTorah lawmakers to back dissolving the Knesset and to avoid what he called political games.
- The Prime Minister’s Office said Benjamin Netanyahu will try to present the draft law to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, with the bill back on the agenda for discussion.
- Haredi factions opted to press for early elections after Netanyahu said the coalition lacks the votes, rejecting a fall delay and a plan to carry the bill into the next Knesset.
- The bill claims to boost conscription but would shield full‑time yeshiva students, which critics say leaves loopholes and shaky legal footing.
- The showdown centers on Israel’s long fight over ultra‑Orthodox military exemptions, a dispute that has repeatedly strained coalitions and triggered election threats.