Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government faces imminent collapse after the ultra-Orthodox Shas party announced its resignation from the government on July 16 over a dispute regarding the Haredi military draft law. The United Torah Judaism party had already quit the coalition earlier in the week over the same issue, which centers on proposed legislation to limit religious exemptions from compulsory military service. Opposition leader Yair Lapid declared the government “illegitimate” and called for immediate elections. Watch for more
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