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If we ignore for a moment the sword of Damocles hanging over him in the form of criminal investigations and potential indictments, it would seem that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded in dismantling the land mines threatening his coalition, increasing the likelihood that the next election will take place in November 2019 as originally scheduled.
One of the main threats that Netanyahu neutralized was the conscription law, intended to manage the enlistment of yeshiva students to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). For many years, ultra-Orthodox leaders resisted the drafting of their youths, considering the topic a red line for the coalition.
