Israel's Supreme Court has ordered the government to stop funding new ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students after April 1. 18 of 64 seats in Netanyahu's coalition are ultra-Orthodox parties. If Netanyahu can't avert this, they could bring the whole thing down. timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…
I wrote about the coming crisis over the ultra-Orthodox exemption from Israel's army and economy, and how it was a far graver threat to Netanyahu's rule than anything outsiders might say about the war. Still true, outcome TBD. theatlantic.com/international/…
Hard to say, and depends on the signals the Haredi politicians get from opposition parties. Also depends on what the community's religious leadership decides when facing defunding and draft. x.com/poterritory/st…
Hard to say, and depends on the signals the Haredi politicians get from opposition parties. Also depends on what the community's religious leadership decides when facing defunding and draft. x.com/poterritory/st…
@Yair_Rosenberg Will they bolt with the likelihood of their forming part of the next government so low?
@Yair_Rosenberg @TheAtlantic Interesting. I believe it.