The Shas party on Wednesday announced its intention to support a bill to dissolve the Knesset in the wake of the severe crisis regarding the Chareidi draft law.
Since the UTJ party has already announced its intention to take measures to dissolve the Knesset, the Shas party’s decision is a significant threat that could leave the coalition without a majority and lead to the collapse of the government and early elections.
During the party meeting, it was revealed that Yuli Edelstein, chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, is seeking to add new and stricter sanctions to the law – measures that were not coordinated in advance with the Chareidi representatives and even include reversals of clauses that had already been agreed upon in the past.
According to sources who were present at the meeting, the atmosphere was particularly tense. “There was a feeling of betrayal,” one of the participants said. “It seems that Edelstein chose to harden his positions precisely now – and we cannot remain silent about it.”
Edelstein’s move came after weeks of frantic discussions in an attempt to reach an agreed-upon version of the draft law. However, in recent days, according to Shas and sources in UTJ, Edelstein has retreated from the agreements and presented a series of new demands – including personal sanctions against bnei yeshivos.
In light of the crisis, it was unanimously decided at the party meeting: If there is no breakthrough by next Wednesday, when a bill will be brought by opposition parties to dissolve the Knesset, Shas will vote in favor of the measure.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Why does this all seem to me as snipping ones nose to spite his face! The Chareidim have zero chances in another government. ZERO.
They cannot accomplish anything.
What exactly are they accomplishing in this one?
Yaapchik and MosheR, are you not familiar with how politics work? If the charedi parties go along with whatever the coalition does even when it’s not favorable to them, then they have no power. If they disolve show they can disolve the kenesset if their needs are not met, they are much more powerful.
This right wing government has been a tremendous disappointment in terms of the charedi draft law. The supreme court and Attorney General have pretty much been running the government, and the government has done nothing to stand up to them.
Never start up with שבת.
Never start up with תורה study.
These 2 items shall always defend themselves, and come to bite those who compromise them.
Wow; all of this during wartime.
History will record this as treasonous. As it should.
not sure what is taking so long, this government has made it clear it is at war with Torah
Presumably what they hope to gain is that all the left wing talk about drafting Yeshiva Bochurim will quickly be out the window if the left realizes it can only form a coalition with Chariedim and or Arab parties
Yaapchik and MosheR53:
In truth, the chareidim have no business being in that den of heretics known as the Zionist parliament. The only reason they are there is, while guided by daas Torah, to “save a little bit”, meaning to prevent the wicked Zionists from taking away all of their rights. But since the Zionists have made that impossible for the Jews (chareidim), then they revert to the default which is to stay far away from that den of heresy.
Netanyahu has slow walked this bill for years. He promised its passage right after his first budget after being re-elected. Additionally the Chareidim followed Netanyahu blindly, essentially making themselves not relevant and a bashing ball to the left. Historically the chareidim have teamed up with labor all the years. The Chareidim currently are like the Black voting block to the democrats in America. They are taken for granted by Netanyahu
@unommin
I agree. I too hope this is a historically treasonous act against the zionist state by the Jewish community.
We can only hope the violent death cult called “Israel” will quickly and peacefully fall and more important than that, the honest Jews should publicly reject the fraud of zionism with both hands and declare our loyalty to Hashem and His Torah.
@somejewiknow – ever heard of Zerubavel? Neh, probably not. You’ve probably never read that far past the Chanuka haftara.
unommin:
Ever heard of Haman and Lavan, who wished to destroy Klal Yisrael and Judaism, like the wicked Zionists?