TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government suffered ... broad exemptions for religious students from enlistment into the military. Military service is compulsory ...

The departure of two ultra-Orthodox parties from Israel’s government leaves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu politically weakened just as he seeks a ceasefire in Gaza, military dominance in southern ...

Netanyahu’s government on edge as ultra-Orthodox party quits coalition over military draft law - United Torah Judaism's departure has a window of 48 hours before becoming official ...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government faces a threat to its existence. Ultra-Orthodox parties are on the verge of quitting over a dispute regarding mandatory military ...

The ultra-Orthodox Shas party says it will leave the government in response to dispute over mandatory military service.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition has lost its ruling majority after a second ultra-Orthodox party quit over a bill watering down a decades-long religious exemption from military ...

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox party, United Torah Judaism (UTJ), has announced it is quitting the country’s fractious right-wing coalition due to a long-running dispute over mandatory military service, ...

One of Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties has quit the ruling coalition in a dispute over military service, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a razor-thin majority in parliament. Diane To ...

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government suffered a serious blow on Tuesday when an ultra-Orthodox party announced it was bolting the coalition.