UTJ Boycotts Knesset Votes, Deepening Draft-Law Crisis

United Torah Judaism told coalition officials Monday that its MKs will not participate in plenum votes after agreed draft/Torah-study legislation was not advanced. The boycott covers votes on Knesset bills and is expected to make the plenum end earlier than planned without significant coalition votes, with the coalition being stuck again with 17 days left before dissolution. The crisis is serious because it links coalition discipline to a fair service framework that respects Torah learning while keeping Israel's wartime government capable of legislating.