United Torah Judaism, the party pushing the bill, reportedly said later on Tuesday that it was insisting that the bill remain on the agenda.
The general idea is that the state provides subsidized daycare for parents who otherwise would not be able to afford it.
The coalition has 68 members. United Right chairman MK Gideon Sa'ar announced on Sunday that his four MKs would oppose the bill, and Likud MK Dan Illouz also said he would vote no.
United Torah Judaism threatens to oppose other coalition bills if daycare bill falls
On Sunday, it was reported that Netanyahu's aid, Eliezer Feldstein, was a suspect in leaking sensitive security documents.
The scale of reserve duty "constitutes a heavy burden on both reservists and employers," said the report.
The government has been trying to circumvent the legal barrier to continue subsidizing daycare for haredi yeshiva students.
The religious Zionist Party conditioned its support on prioritizing IDF reservists.
The national religious public once questioned who was closer—the secular kibbutznik from Mishmar HaEmek or the haredi from Kiryat Sefer. In Israel’s ongoing war, the answer is clear.
The elections for Chief Rabbi are conducted by a 150-member statutory electoral body. The final tally was 77-58 in favor of Bar.
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