Efforts to prevent the collapse of Israel’s government intensified over the weekend as Israeli Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu reportedly warned chareidi party leaders that dissolving the Knesset this week could harm Israel’s military preparedness and its ability to resume fighting against Iran if necessary.

At the same time, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman MK Boaz Bismuth scheduled new discussions on the draft law for this coming Wednesday in an attempt to demonstrate progress and ease the escalating political crisis with the chareidi factions.

According to information obtained by Matzav.com, Netanyahu delivered an unusual message in recent days to senior chareidi political leaders, cautioning that moving forward immediately with dissolving the Knesset could interfere with sensitive security planning tied to Iran and future military operations.

Despite the warning, senior figures in the chareidi parties reportedly remain unconvinced that the coalition can still survive.

The three leaders of the chareidi factions reportedly believe there is “no way to prevent the preliminary vote on dissolving the Knesset this week,” and continue to argue that there is still no real majority to pass the draft law.

A senior United Torah Judaism official sharply criticized Netanyahu’s handling of the crisis, accusing the prime minister of once again attempting to delay matters rather than resolve them.

According to the official, Netanyahu’s office is trying to create the appearance of a political “breakthrough” in order to temporarily freeze efforts to dissolve the Knesset and buy several additional weeks.

“They know there is no majority for the draft law,” the official said. “The goal is to delay the crisis so that even if they eventually move toward dissolving the Knesset, the Elections Committee will already struggle to meet the timetable for September elections, pushing the elections off until October. Once again there is no majority for the law, and once again they are selling stories to the chareidim.”

{Matzav.com}