Military draft law brews trouble for Netanyahus coalition
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israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahus conservative governing coalition remains on the verge of collapse on monday after a night of negotiations over legislation to extend military draft exemptions for ultra-orthodox jews1 the crisis which could spark early elections came after ultra-orthodox parties said they would not support the 2019 state budget unless the draft exemption legislation is approved1 israels defense minister avigdor lieberman who heads a hawkish secular party is the leading coalition member against the draft exemptions1 lieberman has said that he would only support legislation that is drafted by a committee of military officials1 report says the crisis comes as netanyahu faces police allegations of bribery and mounting corruption probes1 opposition politicians and a leading member of the prime ministers coalition have accused netanyahu who is polling strongly of seeking snap elections as a way to bolster his standing in the event of a criminal indictment1 netanyahu has said he wants elections only at the end of this governments term november 2019. dpanan1