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Israel's Coalition Crumbles: Majority Lost Amid Party Withdrawals

7/23/2025

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Israel's government suffered a major blow last week when the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party and the Mizrahi ultra-Orthodox party Shas withdrew from the coalition. This dramatic shift stripped the coalition of its 67-seat majority, plunging it into a precarious 49-seat minority in the Knesset, leaving the future uncertain.

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Israel's government suffered a major blow last week when the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party and the Mizrahi ultra-Orthodox party Shas withdrew from the coalition. This dramatic shift stripped the coalition of its 67-seat majority, plunging it into a precarious 49-seat minority in the Knesset, leaving the future uncertain.