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Ultra-Orthodox Leader Rebukes Netanyahu, Coalition Stability Threatened

7/20/2025

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Yitzhak Goldknopf, head of the ultra-Orthodox Yahadut HaTorah party, has publicly rebuked Prime Minister Netanyahu for not implementing judicial reforms to shield yeshiva students from military service. The recent collapse of a recruitment bill prompted Yahadut HaTorah and Shas to leave the coalition, casting doubt on the future stability of Netanyahu's government in Israel.

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Yitzhak Goldknopf, head of the ultra-Orthodox Yahadut HaTorah party, has publicly rebuked Prime Minister Netanyahu for not implementing judicial reforms to shield yeshiva students from military service. The recent collapse of a recruitment bill prompted Yahadut HaTorah and Shas to leave the coalition, casting doubt on the future stability of Netanyahu's government in Israel.