The Supreme Court docket on Thursday ordered the suspension of state subsidies for ultra-Orthodox Jews finding out in yeshivas as an alternative of doing navy service. The ruling may have far-reaching penalties for Netanyahu’s authorities and for the tens of 1000’s of spiritual males who presently are exempt from obligatory navy service.
The court docket ruling got here simply days forward of an April 1 deadline for the Israeli authorities to agree on a brand new legislation to permit the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood to keep away from being drafted, in line with media studies. The federal government is debating a invoice which reportedly seeks to strike a compromise by permitting exemptions with limitations.
It’s the most critical risk to Netanyahu’s authorities since he cobbled collectively a shaky nationwide unity administration within the days after the Oct. 7 assault by the Hamas militant group.