Posted on 06/11/25
| News Source: Arutz-7
The bill to dissolve the Knesset was defeated early Thursday morning in a preliminary reading in the Knesset, following agreements reached with the haredim regarding the Draft Law.
61 MKs voted against the proposal, while 53 voted in favor.
The agreements were reached after intensive talks with MK Yuli Edelstein. Despite these developments, the opposition announced its intention to bring the bill to a vote in the plenum, even knowing that the haredim were expected to oppose it.
Edelstein confirmed the reports of an agreement and announced, "I am pleased to announce that after lengthy discussions, we have reached agreements on the principles that will form the basis of the Draft Law proposal. As I have said all along, only a genuine bill will come out of the committee I chair. This is historic news, and we are on the way to a real correction in Israeli society and to strengthening the security of the State of Israel."
Sources in United Torah Judaism, following their meeting with Edelstein, said there had been “positive progress” and clarified that “there is still a chance to postpone the vote on dissolving the Knesset.”
Likud sources also expressed optimism, saying there is a growing sense that the sides are moving closer to an agreement.
Subsequently, the leader of the Degel HaTorah faction of United Torah Judaism (UTJ), Rabbi Dov Lando, instructed the haredi representatives to delay the decision on dissolving the Knesset by a week and to oppose such a vote if it is brought to the plenum overnight. A similar instruction to the MKs of Degel HaTorah was conveyed by Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, who is currently in the United States.
Members of the Agudat Yisrael faction of UTJ stated that they intend to vote in favor of the Knesset dissolution bill if the opposition chooses to bring it to a vote.