Nournews: The crisis over mandatory military service for Haredi students has caused a deep rift within Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition—a fragile alliance composed of extremist religious parties such as Degel HaTorah, Agudat Yisrael, and Shas. The successive resignations of members from these parties have not only put the government’s parliamentary majority in question but have also threatened its political existence. The coalition’s seats dropping to the threshold of 61, with the possibility of falling to 50, is a clear sign of Netanyahu’s government’s critical situation. This crisis, coupled with his renewed summons to court over corruption charges, has severely undermined his political credibility and authority.

Military inaction amid a legitimacy crisis

Facing severe erosion of popularity and political legitimacy, Netanyahu attempts to divert public attention from the domestic crisis by prolonging the war and pursuing aggressive policies. During a five-day trip to Washington, where he met with Donald Trump, the narcissistic U.S. president, Netanyahu sought to present himself as a tool of Trump’s success and propaganda and to gain his support for easing domestic pressures. However, these actions reflect more of a crisis and inaction within the government and on Netanyahu’s part than any display of strength.

Since the Haredim—one of the coalition’s main pillars—are strongly opposed to participating in military service, Netanyahu faces an unsolvable equation: either make political concessions and bear the public backlash from multiple social layers, or lose the support of the extremist religious coalition and see his government collapse.

Fragile social resilience at the heart of war

The social dimension of this crisis runs deep. While Israeli society faces an unprecedented war, the Haredi religious class, which claims to be the purest segment of “true Jews,” refuses to fight. This is not only a sign of national cohesion crisis in Israel but also proof that religious motivations alone cannot produce a culture of sacrifice and martyrdom for a cause. Contrary to Zionist claims, the Haredim have shown that they not only avoid war but also seek to exploit the crisis to extract more concessions from the government.

A state without a nation; Israel’s fundamental vulnerability

The crisis over the Haredi military service law indicates the absence of a real nation within Israeli society’s structure. A regime lacking coherent national identity and social cohesion cannot withstand crises such as war or sanctions. Increased reverse migration, fleeing war zones, growing social protests, and a tense atmosphere in Zionist media and social networks all prove that Israel’s regime lacks the fundamental elements of a stable system. This is why, even during the recent war, Israel was forced to extensively seek a ceasefire, realizing it no longer has the internal resilience to endure further pressure.

The emergence of such conditions within the political system and social structure of the Zionist regime is the greatest challenge to a regime that seeks to build a stable state by relying on U.S. and Western military and financial support, through the usurpation of Palestinian land whose people are willing to sacrifice their lives to defend it, while eliminating any potential or actual threats through military leverage.

Although over the more than 70 years since the establishment of the false Zionist regime it has become clear to all that such an ideal is impossible to achieve, the recent 12-day war between this regime and the Islamic Republic of Iran has shown the world more than ever that this regime is like a dry well into which no amount of water can be poured with hope for it to spring and survive.