Israel's haredi draft crisis: Court ruling and political stalemate reach breaking point - analysis

Tamara Ceaikovski

For months, the coalition's showdown over haredi (ultra-Orthodox) enlistment unfolded like a drama with no final act – all buildup, no climax, and plenty of stalling.Then came Wednesday, when two developments, one from within the haredi world and one from the High Court of Justice, collided to signal that the era of delay is ending and the crisis is hitting zero hour yet again.The day began with the Lithuanian rabbinic leadership finally breaking its silence about the controversial haredi