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Lithuanian Ultra-Orthodox Back Knesset Dissolution, Reject Netanyahu

5/13/2026

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Ultra-Orthodox Support Dissolution

Rabbi Dov Lando declared the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community no longer trusts Prime Minister Netanyahu and will support dissolving the Knesset.
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties now back dissolving the Knesset, which requires four plenum votes with a simple majority of 61.
The 2025-2026 budget added 800 million shekels for welfare, education and party-linked institutions, praised by leaders.
After July 2025 resignations, ultra-Orthodox staff kept ministries running, softening the coalition’s loss of majority.

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Lando Calls Dissolution

Two years ago Degel HaTorah rejected a center-left offer to broaden yeshiva draft exemptions, supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Rabbi Dov Lando urged Degel HaTorah lawmakers to push for Knesset dissolution and early elections as the conscription bill stalls.
Dissolving the Knesset needs four plenum votes, each requiring a simple majority of 61 members.
The rejected proposal and current push raise coalition instability and risk renewed political upheaval.

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Historical Context

In 1995 Israel enacted the Tal Law, granting ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students broad draft exemptions and reshaping coalition politics. The Knesset approved it with 61 votes, exempting roughly 30,000 men and allocating 1.5 billion shekels to religious institutions. Now Rabbi Dov Lando urges Degel HaTorah and Shas to dissolve the Knesset over stalled conscription bills, echoing the Tal Law’s coalition fallout. This pattern signals that future Israeli elections may hinge on reconciling military service demands with ultra-Orthodox exemptions, risking further political upheaval.

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Ultra-Orthodox Support Dissolution

Rabbi Dov Lando declared the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community no longer trusts Prime Minister Netanyahu and will support dissolving the Knesset.
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties now back dissolving the Knesset, which requires four plenum votes with a simple majority of 61.
The 2025-2026 budget added 800 million shekels for welfare, education and party-linked institutions, praised by leaders.
After July 2025 resignations, ultra-Orthodox staff kept ministries running, softening the coalition’s loss of majority.

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