Netanyahu: will his government fall over the issue of ultra-Orthodox military service?

18/06/2025 19 min
Netanyahu: will his government fall over the issue of ultra-Orthodox military service?

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Australia has imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, citing a history of violent and racist statements.  The two men are crucial to propping up the Netanyahu government in parliament. Even so, the government could fall later this year over compulsory military service for ultra-Orthodox men. GUESTS:Dina Kraft, journalist with The Christian Science Monitor Linda Gradstein, journalist with Voice of America and National Public Radio 

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