Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement in the central city of Rehovot, Israel, on June 20, 2025. Jack Guez/Reuters
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish party that has been part of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government said on July 15 that it is leaving the coalition over a controversial military conscription bill.
Six members of the United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party, which includes the Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael factions, resigned on Tuesday, with their departures set to take effect within 48 hours. The party’s chairman, Yitzhak Goldknopf, resigned in June.
