The ultra-Orthodox party Degel Hatorah leaves the coalition

Degel Hatorah decided to leave the government about the exemption from military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews. In addition, Talmudic school students, an exemption increasingly badly accepted by Israeli society after 21 months of war in Gaza.

The government coalition is due to an alliance between the Prime Minister’s party. However, the Likoud, far-right training and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties, but it is jeopardized about this question of the exception of conscription.

This exemption was called into question by the Supreme Court last year putting the executive under pressure to proceed. to the enrollment of the ultra-Orthodoxes in the absence of a law validly guaranteeing their exemption. The Israeli army announced in early July that 54,000 conscription orders will be sent to ultra-Orthodox Jews, given until then.

Degel Hatorah does not have enough seats at the Knesset to overthrow the government of Netanyahu. unless another ultra-orthodox party degel hatorah leaves ultra-Orthodox Shas party follows suit. Although Shas has brandished this threat. the party has yet made any decision on this subject, reports The Times of Israel.

The ultra-Orthodox population represents 14% of the Jewish population of Israel, or nearly 1.3 million inhabitants, and around 66,000 men of serving benefit from an exemption.

While some of the ultra-Orthodox rabbis invoke the fact that the study of the Torah texts protects the country as much as the army. others fear that young enlightenment cease to practice religion.