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The Daily Verified Briefing

Netanyahu coalition faces early elections over draft exemptions dispute

Published 20 May 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition has begun to unravel, setting the country on a path to early elections this fall. The immediate cause is a bitter, long-simmering dispute over military service exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men.

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