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Rift within ultra-Orthodox politics affects coalition stability

The reasons for the eruption of Israel’s latest political crisis, and the way it was handled, reflect division within the ultra-Orthodox parties and a leadership crisis.

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Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, chairman of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism, speaks to journalists after handing in his resignation to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a dispute regarding railroad maintenance on the Sabbath, Nov. 26, 2017. He later rejoined the government. — GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images

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