Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsShas and United Torah Judaism refused to back government legislation after the government blocked a bill restoring daycare subsidies for the children of full-time yeshiva studentsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNoa Shpigel06:49 AM • June 16 2026 IDTShas and United Torah Judaism told coalition whip MK Ofir Katz of Likud they would not vote for government bills in the Knesset on Monday after a bill subsidizing daycare was taken off the agenda, prompting all coalition legislative initiatives to be removed from the Knesset's agenda for the day.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Haredim Ultra-OrthodoxKnessetIsraeli politicsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealTrump-NetanyahuIsrael ElectionsHussam Abu SafiyaRoman BustsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHaredi Parties Boycott Coalition Bills After Daycare Subsidies Proposal StallsPolice Spokesman Calls center-Left Leader 'Enemy of Israel',The Strait of Hormuz: The Ticking Time Bomb Threatening to Blow Up Trump's DealTrump Says Iran Agreed to 'Never Have a Nuclear Weapon'Israel's Right-wing Media: Where Every Accusation Is a ConfessionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump IntervenesFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the Occupation