Netanyahu köper de ultraortodoxa partiernas stöd genom att låta regeringskoalitionen rösta igenom lagar som splittrar det israeliska samhället och förorsakar stor skada.
T.ex en lag som förhindrar polisen att arrestera ultraortodoxa som vägrar göra militärtjänst och en lag som har grundlagskaraktär (Israel saknar grundlag) och ger dem som studerar Toran i yeshiva en specialstatus i samhället. I sin ursprungsform ville lagen jämställa yeshivastuderande med militärtjänst och ge dem samma förmåner som soldater.
De här lagarna förstärker en utveckling där de ultraortodoxa specialbehandlas. De behöver inte göra militärtjänst och de behöver inte arbeta. De övriga i samhället skall försörja dem genom bidrag och försvara dem mot fiender medan de ägnar sig åt Torastudier.
David Horovitz på Times of Israel skriver om problemet som kan få långt gående konsekvenser för det israeliska samhället:
PM repairs his partnership with the blackmailing ultra-Orthodox political leadership at the terrible price of destroying equality under the law and, despite the echoes of 2023, weakening Israel’s capacity to defend itself against its enemies
...But what of the Israel he is now well on the way to creating here? A society no longer blessed with equality before the law. A society where “ultra-Orthodox” Judaism has deteriorated largely into a mindless cult, broadly ill-educated and non-contributing, dependent on financial subsidies extorted by its political leadership. A society descending toward an ironically Godless theocracy, where Divine guidance is risibly invoked to justify everything from gender discrimination in academia to Sabbath-day attacks on Palestinian civilians. With no independent media, no effective law enforcement — as per legislation this week — and no judicial authority to protect the people from their political masters.
Coalition passes law gutting powers of attorney general, removing key check on government power
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Israel passes quasi-constitutional law declaring Torah study a foundational value
Defying outcry from legal officials, the IDF, reservists and opposition parties, coalition secures final approval of flagship Basic Law, which aims to help enable ongoing broad exemption of ultra-Orthodox young men from IDF service
IDF chief denounces ‘inconceivable’ bill that will freeze most ultra-Orthodox enlistment
In letter to Netanyahu, Defense Minister Katz, and Knesset defense committee, Zamir calls legislation ‘unequivocally inconsistent’ with IDF’s manpower needs, laments move to have army officers oversee exemptions
Knesset passes law banning arrests of Haredi draft dodgers, legitimizing ongoing mass non-enlistment
Petitions against law filed to High Court; deputy minister quits in protest; Netanyahu skips vote, is denounced as ‘traitor’ by opposition MK; all ultra-Orthodox MKs proudly acknowledge they have relatives who could benefit from the law