By Dave De Camp
The US ambassador has met with Israeli MKs who are threatening to dissolve the government over the lack of a Haredi draft exemption.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has been working to help keep Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power by meeting with members of the coalition in the Knesset who are threatening to dissolve the government, Israeli media have reported.
Ultra-Orthodox (Haredim) parties have threatened to bolt the Netanyahu coalition over the lack of a draft exemption law for Israel’s Haredi community. According to Israel’s Channel 13, Huckabee is working to help resolve the coalition crisis and has held recent conversations with Haredi politicians.
The report said that during those conversations, Huckabee told them that “government stability is important for addressing the Iranian issue.”