Israel PM Netanyahu Narrowly Survives Knesset Vote as Ultra-Orthodox Draft Crisis Deepens
June 17, 2025 by Nimish Kumar, The International Parliament Journal (IPJ) in Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fragile coalition narrowly escaped collapse. A crucial vote in the Knesset to dissolve parliament failed by a 61-53 margin. The vote, triggered by the growing crisis over military conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews, could have forced early elections.
