{"id":2462108,"date":"2025-07-15T17:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T21:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahus-government-fractures-after-ultra-orthodox-pullout\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T17:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T21:52:19","slug":"netanyahus-government-fractures-after-ultra-orthodox-pullout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahus-government-fractures-after-ultra-orthodox-pullout\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu&#8217;s government fractures after ultra-Orthodox pullout"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahus-government-fractures-after-ultra-orthodox-pullout%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2462108&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s government faces a serious crisis as the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party has withdrawn from the ruling coalition. This move is in protest against ongoing efforts to conscript ultra-Orthodox men,specifically yeshiva students,into the Israeli military-a policy that has long been contentious. Key government officials from UTJ, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-instagram-war-zelensky-reveals-location-in-selfie-video-declares-he-is-not-hiding\/\" title=\"The Instagram War: Zelensky Reveals Location in Selfie Video, Declares He Is &#039;Not Hiding&#039;\">including ministers<\/a> and legislators, have resigned. The party,an alliance of two ultra-Orthodox factions,criticized the government for failing to protect Torah learners from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-raphael-warnock-used-millions-in-fed-cash-to-dismantle-an-atlanta-jail\/\" title=\"How Raphael Warnock Used Millions in Fed Cash to Dismantle an Atlanta Jail\">compulsory service<\/a> and for increasing hardships on their community. Following a recent High Court ruling that ended military exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men, tensions have escalated. Without UTJ, Netanyahu&#8217;s coalition holds a precarious one-seat majority, and there are rumors that another ultra-Orthodox party, Shas, may also exit, which could cause the government to lose its majority. The issue reflects broader societal debates in Israel about the role, rights, and military service obligations of the rapidly growing ultra-Orthodox community.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Netanyahu&rsquo;s government fractures after ultra-Orthodox pullout over conscription<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2168080\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Israeli <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s<\/a> government is holding on by a thread after an ultra-Orthodox party withdrew from its ruling coalition.<\/p>\n<p>The United Torah Judaism party announced on Monday evening the decision to pull its support over continued efforts to conscript ultra-Orthodox believers into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israeli<\/a> military.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3471378\/afghan-relocations-united-kingdom-2022-data-leak-defense-secretary-john-healey\/\">UK smuggled in thousands of Afghans after 2022 data leak<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3471135\/syria-sectarian-clashes-druze-bedouin-israel-strikes-government-tanks\/\">Over 50 killed in Syrian sectarian clashes as Israel strikes government tanks in &#8216;clear warning&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3470570\/ana-navarro-trump-rosie-odonnell-citizenship\/\">Ana Navarro blasts Trump over Rosie O&#8217;Donnell citizenship jab: &lsquo;This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-could-be-replaced-as-the-democratic-nominee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How Biden could be replaced as the Democratic nominee - Washington Examiner\">isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t North Korea&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Members of the party have long threatened to leave the coalition if yeshiva students were not given formalized protections from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-obligation-to-fix-the-constitution-alyssa-milano-and-democrats-team-up-to-illegally-amend-our-founding-document\/\" title=\"An \u2018Obligation To Fix The Constitution\u2019: Alyssa Milano And Democrats Team Up To Illegally Amend Our Founding Document\">compulsory military service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lawmakers attend a session of the Knesset, Israel&rsquo;s parliament, on Monday, July 14, 2025, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Multiple high-ranking government officials resigned as part of the withdrawal, including Jerusalem Affairs Minister Meir Porush, Knesset Finance Committee Chairman Moshe Gafni, and Deputy Transportation Minister Uri Maklev.<\/p>\n<p>The UTJ party is an alliance between two culturally distinct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/judaism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ultra-Orthodox factions<\/a> &mdash; the Hasidic wing known as Agudat Yisrael and the Lithuanian wing known as Degel HaTorah.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of Degel HaTorah, penned a letter leading up to the break in which he decried the Israeli government&rsquo;s &ldquo;intention to increase the hardship faced by Torah learners in various ways, through efforts to humiliate and trample them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since they repeatedly fail to uphold their commitments to regulate the legal status of yeshiva students and Torah scholars&mdash;the crown of creation and the secret of our existence&mdash;I therefore believe that participation in the government and coalition must immediately end, including the resignation from all related positions,&rdquo; the rabbi wrote. &ldquo;May God bring salvation soon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Without UTJ, Netanyahu&rsquo;s coalition will hold the slimmest possible majority in the Knesset: 61 out of 120 seats.<\/p>\n<p>Shas, a fellow ultra-Orthodox party in the governing coalition, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2025-07-15\/ty-article\/.premium\/ultra-orthodox-shas-party-to-leave-netanyahu-govt-haredi-officials-say\/00000198-0dca-d62d-a7b9-7dda1e3d0000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">rumored to be preparing an exit <\/a>alongside UTJ. Such a decision would leave Netanyahu&rsquo;s government without a ruling majority.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a welcome message during a visit by Argentinian President Javier Milei in the Knesset, Israel&rsquo;s parliament, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ultra-Orthodox believers&rsquo; role in Israeli society is a complex and long-debated point of contention in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Since Israel&rsquo;s founding, members of the community who devoted themselves to Torah studies have been exempt from the nation&rsquo;s compulsory military service. 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