Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu scheduled an urgent meeting on Tuesday evening with Chareidi political leaders, Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, and Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, who serves as the chairman of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, which has been holding discussions on drafting a Chareidi draft law in recent months. The meeting follows the announcement by Chareidi parties earlier this week that they will no longer vote with the coalition due to the lack of progress on the legislation of a Chareid draft law. In the wake of the decision, coalition members were forced to withdraw bills slated for a vote in the Knesset on Wednesday. On Tuesday, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir ordered the army to prepare for an immediate and significant increase in draft orders to bnei yeshivos. There are numerous obstacles to the legislation of a Chareidi draft law. The chances of a majority of coalition members agreeing to a law that will also satisfy the Chareidi politicians are almost nil. And even if a law is passed, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara has already indicated she will vote against any Chareidi draft passed by the coalition. In addition, left-wing organizations will immediately petition files against the law to the Supreme Court, which will promptly deem the law illegal. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)