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Interior Minister Moshe Arbel advocates for equal IDF conscription, challenging the Shas party's stance.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to postpone the issue to September, concerned that the Haredim could bring the government down over their funds being frozen.

Rabbi Shlomo Machpud of Shas claims that ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students enlisting in the IDF are 'infidels'.

Several haredi groups tried to reach a compromise with the help of Yesh Atid MK Moshe Tur-Paz but were blocked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shas.

Many haredi publications have argued that the ruling has effectively "torn apart" haredim from the rest of Israeli society.

Moshe Maya, a former MK in the Shas Party, responded to the High Court's ruling requiring the draft of ultra-Orthodox men, saying that the law will be met with resistance.

Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Tradition Minister Meir Porush said the ruling is "leading to two states" of religious and secular Jews.

The Broad Perspective: It is a good thing that this rabbis bill was shot down. I don’t typically give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu much credit, so this is a special occasion.

It is time to pull the plug on this government and quickly set a date for new elections.

Religious Services Minister Michael Malkieli also rejected the idea that Shas would topple a right-wing government it had done everything to create.