Lawmakers in the Degel Hatorah faction within United Torah Judaism were told not to push for the coalition\u2019s haredi draft legislation, Lando\u2019s spokesperson told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.<\/p>\n
Lando\u2019s decision came amid doubts about whether the bill can pass, as multiple coalition lawmakers have spoken out against the legislation and vowed not to vote for it. They have warned that it would not solve the IDF\u2019s manpower crisis and could severely harm Israel\u2019s security.<\/p>\n
Lawmakers against the legislation had been under pressure from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>‘s coalition to support the bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lando\u2019s spokesperson criticized Netanyahu on Monday, saying it was no longer possible to rely on the legislation’s passage.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Netanyahu really wanted to pass this law, it already would have happened. We know that party leaders tend to break promises and not stick to what they said before elections,\u201d Lando\u2019s spokesperson said in a Monday Army Radio interview.<\/p>\n The renewed outline of the haredi draft bill was reportedly expected to be published on Sunday evening, after the coalition had resumed progress on it last week.<\/p>\n Netanyahu moving forward with draft bill in final bid against Knesset dissolution\u00a0<\/p>\n Pushing to move forward with the draft bill, after progress on it was halted, was seen as Netanyahu\u2019s final effort to persuade the haredi parties not to vote in favor of dissolving the Knesset, which would allow the coalition more time to pass legislation in its final Knesset<\/a> summer session before the elections.<\/p>\n After the haredi parties’ stance on the bill shifted on Sunday evening, the coalition is now reconsidering whether to advance the haredi draft bill, which had been planned to advance rapidly, according to a Monday Kan News report.<\/p>\n The possibility that the coalition will no longer advance the bill comes after Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs had expressed his firm belief that it would be possible to secure a majority to pass the haredi draft bill in remarks made on Thursday.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, there have still been no committee meetings set to advance the Knesset dissolution bill.<\/p>\n If the coalition intended for the Knesset dissolution bill to pass quickly in three readings, it could expedite its passage.<\/p>\n The coalition had submitted its own bill to dissolve the Knesset, which passed its preliminary reading last week and still must undergo three more readings to become law.<\/p>\n The coalition\u2019s submission of its own dissolution bill has been viewed as a way for Netanyahu to control the pace and timing of the elections, as it grants the government greater control over the process.<\/p>\n The bill proposes determining the election date in committee debates.<\/p>\n Even if elections are moved forward from the current scheduled date of October 27, they cannot take place in August because at least 90 days must pass after a Knesset dissolution bill is approved before elections can be held.<\/p>\n Directly ahead of the preliminary reading vote on the dissolution, the haredi draft bill had returned to the Knesset\u2019s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee for debate.<\/p>\n Draft legislation lacks coalition support<\/p>\n The coalition tensions began after Netanyahu told the haredi parties that the draft legislation did not currently have enough support within the coalition to pass. This led the parties to push for the Knesset\u2019s dissolution.<\/p>\n Degel Hatorah\u2019s spiritual leader wrote in a letter to the faction\u2019s Knesset members that, \u201cWe no longer have trust in Netanyahu.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Knesset\u2019s](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/721935.jpeg\"\/)
Knesset\u2019s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee discusses advancing the controversial haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill on May 20, 2026. (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)<\/p>\n