Israel’s Shas Party quits Netanyahu’s government, remains in ruling coalition amid draft exemption crisis – Middle East Monitor

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Shas Party announced the resignation of its ministers from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Wednesday, escalating tensions over the compulsory military draft for Haredi Jews.

However, the party, which has 11 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, said that it will remain in the ruling coalition.

The decision followed a meeting of the party’s Council of Torah Sages, which voted unanimously to step down from ministerial roles…