A civil organization appealed to the High Court of Justice over the conditions at Sde Teiman, and the IDF and Shin Bet were forced to release some prisoners due to lack of space in Israeli jails.
Lacking initiative and constrained by his extremist coalition partners, the prime minister appears to lead while being led. This passivity has come at a high cost to the Israeli public.
Political commentator Israel Cohen explained the ultra-Orthodox view on the coalition crisis over the softened 'Rabbis Law,' on 103FM.
Ben Gvir threatened to oppose the bill if he wasn't appointed part of the war cabinet • Shas ditches Knesset
It is time to pull the plug on this government and quickly set a date for new elections.
The bill in question would effectively give the Chief Rabbinate power to elect these rabbis instead of the local authorities themselves.
Not a recipe for success: Israel has gone from "together we will win", to “we will win with a hard Right and haredi coalition.”
The reason Likud MKs gave for opposing the bill: not wanting to raise issues now that would split the country.
Conflict arose within the government after the coalition announced that it would proceed with a bill proposal that Gantz and Sa'ar vetoed.
Some haredi leaders from the Sephardic Shas party have expressed their support for haredi men who are not studying in yeshivot to join the IDF.