Israeli Elections?

Partly, Russian Telegram is quiet and repetitive. Partly, this is big news. We have been watching this take form over the last three months. This kind of drama will likely lead to elections and, hopefully, the end of the Bibi Netanyahu era. First, the news:

BREAKING | Israel’s Supreme Court issues decision to stop funding yeshivas (Jewish religious schools) for the ultra Orthodox (Haredim) as of Monday, April 1.

This comes in the wake of a conscription law that would force formerly exempt Ultra Orthodox Jews to enlist in the Israeli army, which is facing a major manpower crisis.

The Haredim have protested and threatened to leave the country if they are forced to serve in the army.

Mind you, I am using an Arab source because right after it broke, Arab telegram went crazy. This leaked yesterday, so it was not particularly a surprise. This is the Google translate of the screen cap above:

Summary

As we saw above, starting from 1.4.24, that is, after the expiration of Government Resolution 682, and in the absence of a resolution

A government that extends its validity, there will no longer be a legal source of authority that allows a blanket avoidance of proceedings

for the recruitment of members of the Yeshiva. All authorized state…