Why ultra-Orthodox opposition to serving in the Israeli army is the most significant threat to Netanyahu’s government
- Written by Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
There have been widespread, large-scale protests against Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Israel for more than a year.
These have been in response to a controversial judicial reform plan and then the horrors of the October 7 Hamas attack and the fate of Israeli hostages in Gaza.
So far, Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition government...
