The United Torah Judaism party announced on Monday evening the decision to pull its support over continued efforts to conscript ultra-Orthodox believers into the Israeli military.
Members of the party have long threatened to leave the coalition if yeshiva students were not given formalized protections from compulsory military service.
Lawmakers attend a session of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, on Monday, July 14, 2025, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Multiple high-ranking government officials resigned as part of the withdrawal, including Jerusalem Affairs Minister Meir Porush, Knesset Finance Committee Chairman Moshe Gafni, and Deputy Transportation Minister Uri Maklev.
The UTJ party is an alliance between two culturally distinct ultra-Orthodox factions — the Hasidic wing known as Agudat Yisrael and the Lithuanian wing known as Degel HaTorah.
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