Netanyahu expected to receive formal nod Wednesday to remain PM 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to receive formal backing to remain premier for a fifth term Wednesday, but tough negotiations to form a coalition government await following last week’s elections. Ultra-Orthodox Jews studying in religious seminaries are currently exempt from mandatory military service, a practice many Israelis view as unfair. Ultra-Orthodox Jews make up some 10 percent of Israel’s population of nearly nine million. Lieberman resigned as defence minister in November after accusing Netanyahu of being soft on Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 16, 2019 18:56 UTC