Internal Haredi tensions soar as Netanyahu scrambles to keep coalition intact

As one ultra-Orthodox party leader shows willingness to accept sanctions on yeshiva students, rival factions accuse him of trading the community's values for political power: 'Dery is selling out the Torah world'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office reported "significant progress" after a meeting aimed at resolving the crisis triggered by ultra-Orthodox parties threatening to dissolve the Knesset unless legislation is passed to exempt Haredi men from mandatory military service.

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