Netanyahu goes over the heads of the Haredim - who are wary of his honor: "Without status for yeshiva students, we will sit in the opposition"
The political deal has cost the prime minister - who is changing direction after agreeing to all the Haredi demands in the Knesset. But the High Court of Justice struck down the law freezing arrests…
Assessment
Prime Minister Netanyahu appears to be reversing course on a political deal with the Haredi parties, after previously agreeing to all their Knesset demands. The shift follows the High Court's invalidation of a law freezing arrests of draft evaders, angering Haredi leaders who now accuse him of spinning them. A senior party figure warns they will not join a government that returns to the same judicial overhaul dynamic, suggesting deep distrust remains.