In a dramatic escalation of the coalition crisis, the gedolei Torah of Degel HaTorah have ruled that the party should back a bill to dissolve the Knesset, setting the stage for potential early elections and a possible end to the current government’s term.
The pivotal decision was made during a late-night meeting on Monday between the two senior gedolim, the Slabodka roshei yeshiva, Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch and Rav Dov Landau.
Following an extended discussion on the ongoing impasse over the chok hagiyus (draft law), the two concluded unequivocally that, in the absence of a mutually agreed-upon version of the law, the chareidi parties have no reason to remain in the coalition.
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