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Israeli opposition moves to dissolve Knesset over ultra-Orthodox draft law

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition is in crisis again.

Naqaa Hamed
Press TV, Ramallah

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition is in crisis again as opposition parties have announced a binding and unanimous decision to submit a bill to dissolve the Knesset.

Anger boils over a bill to permanently exempt ultra-Orthodox Israelis from active duty. The move could trigger early elections and is being seen as a direct challenge to Netanyahu’s increasingly fragile coalition.