06.11.2025 01:13
The government led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to withdraw agenda items, including a bill proposing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, due to disagreements with Ultra-Orthodox parties that prevented them from securing a sufficient majority in parliament.
The government led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to withdraw agenda items, including a bill proposing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, after failing to secure a sufficient majority in parliament due to disagreements with ultra-Orthodox parties.
THE BILL PROPOSING THE DEATH PENALTY FOR PALESTINIAN PRISONERS HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN
According to a report by Yedioth Ahronoth, the Israeli Knesset was scheduled to vote on the bill proposing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, presented by the Jewish Power Party led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in its first reading. However, the ruling coalition, which lost the support of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties, withdrew all legislative proposals from the agenda after failing to reach the necessary majority.
SUPPORT FOR NETANYAHU IS DECLINING
The report stated that the ruling coalition withdrew all legislative proposals from the Knesset agenda because it could not regain the majority without the support of the ultra-Orthodox parties, reflecting the increasing internal tensions within the Netanyahu government.
The report reminded that the bill proposing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, which was approved by the Knesset National Security Committee earlier this week, was planned to be presented for the first vote today, but with the government's retreat, it was noted that the bill would be postponed despite Ben-Gvir's insistence on defending it.
In Israel, the far-right government's ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) partners had announced their decision not to vote on government bills due to the failure to pass a law that would exempt Haredim from military service.
There are deep disagreements in Israel regarding the conscription of religious Jews (Haredi) into the army.
THE DEBATE ON THE CONSCRIPTION OF HAREDIM
According to Israeli laws, everyone over the age of 18 is required to perform compulsory military service, while the exemption of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish (Haredi) community from military service has been a topic of debate in the country for years.
The Israeli Supreme Court had ruled on June 25, 2024, that there was no legal basis for exempting Haredi men from compulsory military service and that those fit for military service should be drafted.
It was reported that the government had sent military summons to approximately 24,000 of the approximately 80,000 Haredi men eligible for conscription, and by July, it would send orders to the remaining group defined as a "pool" for the 2025-2026 military year.
Due to the failure to pass a law that would exempt Haredim from military service, Netanyahu's Haredi coalition partners announced their resignation from the government and began to boycott Knesset sessions.