Israel's Netanyahu holds on to power, attempt to dissolve government falls short

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his conjugation person faced the astir superior situation to their powerfulness since Oct. 7 aft a measure to dissolve parliament and telephone for aboriginal elections failed. 

This is much than a momentary victory: nether Israeli law, the bill’s nonaccomplishment means that nary different connection to dissolve the Knesset (parliament) tin beryllium introduced for six months, buying Netanyahu and his conjugation immoderate time.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Israel Katz and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich be a Plenum league of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, successful Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

NETANYAHU COALITION THREATENED BY CONSCRIPTION STANDOFF WITH RELIGIOUS PARTIES

Ultra-Orthodox lawmakers had threatened to dissolve the authorities amid a deadlock implicit exemptions to subject service. According to the Associated Press, astir of the ultra-Orthodox members of the Knesset agreed to ballot against the measure aft reaching a compromise with MK Yuli Edelstein, who leads the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Discussions astir the caller draught instrumentality volition reportedly proceed implicit the coming week.

Edelstein has been a vocal hostile of immoderate measure that would enshrine the ultra-Orthodox subject work exemption into Israeli law, according to the Times of Israel.

A wide presumption of the bare plenary enclosure of the Israeli Knesset. (Ilia Yefimovich/picture confederation via Getty Images)

NETANYAHU ACCUSES ISRAELI POLICE OF TRYING TO 'TOPPLE' HIS GOVERNMENT

While Israel requires citizens to enlist successful the subject astatine property 18, respective groups are exempt—including the ultra-Orthodox community, besides known arsenic Haredim—which makes up astir 13% of Israeli society, according to the Associated Press.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) person Haredi units, which let soldiers to travel spiritual traditions much strictly than different parts of the army. However, galore Haredim take to survey Torah instead.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with constabulary officers arsenic they artifact a main road during a objection against drafting to the Israeli service connected June 5, 2025, successful Bnei Brak, Israel.  (Amir Levy/Getty Images)

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Opposition person and erstwhile Prime Minister Yair Lapid said the authorities "spat successful the faces" of Israeli soldiers and "sold retired our troops" with the compromise, the Times of Israel reported. The outlet added that Edelstein stated that the lone mode to get an "effective measure similar this starring to an enlargement of the IDF’s conscription base" would beryllium done his committee.

The contented of spiritual exemption has been a statement among Israelis for decades, but it has go particularly heated since Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre.

Israel is presently warring the longest warfare successful its past arsenic the state marks 20 months of its crushed cognition successful Gaza. Israelis from each walks of beingness person been called up to the reserves passim the war, fueling vexation with the Haredi community’s exemption.