Overview
- Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has asked chareidi leaders for post‑election commitments but received no firm promises, leaving coalition survival uncertain.
- Shas leader Aryeh Deri has told Netanyahu that passage of a Basic Law recognizing Torah study and a temporary 90‑day ban on arrests of yeshiva students is a precondition for talks.
- Former Rishon LeTzion Rav Yitzchak Yosef issued a letter instructing Deri to trade support for coalition priorities in return for advancement of the Torah‑study law and new kashrus rules.
- Shas says it will not back the government’s Communications Law in its current form over Shabbos and content concerns while Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi says the bill includes clauses to limit broadcasts on Shabbos.
- The Prime Minister’s Office insists any Torah‑study text be purely declarative, chareidi leaders warn the bloc will fall apart if understandings are watered down, and the standoff risks legal challenges, renewed protests, and the Knesset dissolving.