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IDF conscription crisis

Israel PM Netanyahu Narrowly Survives Knesset Vote as Ultra-Orthodox Draft Crisis Deepens

June 17, 2025 by Nimish Kumar, The International Parliament Journal (IPJ)
Knesset- Israel Parliament

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.

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