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Amid anger at Netanyahu over his failure to pass a draft-dodging law, ultra-Orthodox UTJ lawmakers were reportedly planning to abstain in a vote that could allow formation of a minority government led by Gadi Eisenkot. Separately, opposition leaders failed to agree at a meeting on a single candidate to challenge Netanyahu for prime minister, with commentators warning the anti-Netanyahu 'change bloc' risks damaging internal rivalry by not rallying behind Eisenkot.