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Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu for Military Draft Legislation

7/8/2025

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Israeli ultra-Orthodox parties are ramping up pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu to pass a military conscription bill before the Knesset's summer session wraps up on July 27. Following a contentious meeting that ended in disappointment, lawmakers are boycotting votes, while the army prepares to issue 54,000 draft orders to yeshiva students, fueling the heated debate over recruitment policies.

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Israeli ultra-Orthodox parties are ramping up pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu to pass a military conscription bill before the Knesset's summer session wraps up on July 27. Following a contentious meeting that ended in disappointment, lawmakers are boycotting votes, while the army prepares to issue 54,000 draft orders to yeshiva students, fueling the heated debate over recruitment policies.