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Government tensions: Torah Judaism will not vote with coalition, Likud threatens retaliation | Israel Hayom

6/21/2023, 11:05:28 AM

Highlights: Torah Judaism is boycotting the votes in the plenum, amid a dispute over budgets that the party claims were promised to MKs Meir Porush and Uri Maklev. The coalition threatened Torah Judaism that it would indeed boycott the votes, so the coalition would allow freedom of vote on laws that the ultra-Orthodox parties consider. Despite the boycott of Torah Judaism, party representatives came to theplenum to vote on the law. The Likud refused to be the ones responding to the bill, so Minister Yaakov Margi will be the one to respond.


The ultra-Orthodox party claims that they were promised budgets, which they ultimately did not receive • Against this background, the party decided not to vote with the coalition until their demands were met • To vote on the law prohibiting conversion therapy for minors The party representatives did come • The chairman of the coalition shouted at the representatives of Torah Judaism: "If you do not come to vote, we will give freedom of vote on the law prohibiting conversion therapy"

New Front: Torah Judaism is boycotting the votes in the plenum, amid a dispute over budgets that the party claims were promised to MKs Meir Porush and Uri Maklev.

The coalition threatened Torah Judaism that it would indeed boycott the votes, so the coalition would allow freedom of vote on laws that the ultra-Orthodox parties consider, such as the law on the conversion therapy area for minors, which the Yesh Atid party is bringing to a vote on Wednesday.

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Meanwhile, the Likud refused to be the ones responding to the bill, so Minister Yaakov Margi will be the one to respond to the bill. Despite the boycott of Torah Judaism, party representatives came to the plenum to vote on the law.

It will cost to reply against the law. Minister Margi, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

Minutes earlier, coalition chairman Ofir Katz shouted at them: "If you don't come to the vote, the Likud will give freedom of vote to a bill banning conversion therapy for minors."

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