The government promised a haredi draft bill would be completed by the end of the Knesset summer session - but it is currently proceeding at a slow pace.
Knesset Home Committee approves fast tracking extension of reservists age cut off.
Likud’s renegades now effectively say what the protesters in the streets say: Israel needs a new beginning. And thanks to them, Israel will get its new beginning – a fresh start the Jewish state
Maariv poll shows Gantz voters declining, coalition still shrinking
MK Amit Halevi calls out the IDF's claim of dismantling Rafah battalions as false, proposes need for new security plan amid Gaza conflict and rabbinical law uproar.
Barkat has come under increasing pressure to leave the government in recent weeks, and it has intensified after Gantz resigned.
Despite the sparks that flew on Wednesday, the rabbi bill itself is unlikely to destabilize the government in coming days.
The current differences between the polls are mainly manifest in the results of the Likud and the National Unity – the two major parties identified with the Israeli mainstream.
Vaturi later stated that his words were taken out of context, then posting on X that "The demonstrations harm our national strength."
Knesset member Eliyahu Reuven criticizes the current coalition, suggesting potential elections amid governance concerns, emphasizing the need for leadership across Israel's political spectrum.