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Ultra-Orthodox Party Demands Draft Exemption Law as Coalition Condition
Summarized from Israel National News by baba
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The ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party is demanding a law exempting yeshiva students from military service as a condition for joining any future Israeli coalition government. The party will not support coalition legislation or accept government posts until the draft exemption law is fully passed. This firm stance follows recent enforcement actions against the Haredi community.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- United Torah Judaism demands a law exempting yeshiva students from military service to join a coalition.
- The party will not support coalition legislation until the draft exemption law is passed.
- UTJ representatives will refuse ministerial roles until the legislation is formally approved.
- The party's firm position follows recent enforcement measures against the Haredi community.
- The demand is based on an internal agreement between UTJ's Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah factions.
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