The bill, which would have frozen arrests of yeshiva students who evade military service, was rejected Wednesday after weeks of committee debate, with MK Groskopf casting the sole vote against, according to the committee's vote tally.
The bill to freeze arrests of yeshiva students who evade military service fell in a Knesset committee vote Wednesday, with MK Groskopf casting the only vote against. The vote came after weeks of committee debate over the controversial legislation. The Zioneer previously reported on the intense opposition to the bill, including a joint statement by opposition party leaders (July 13) and a yeshiva student who said the freeze would allow him to voluntarily enlist (July 13). MK Dan Iluz submitted 105 reservations to the bill (July 7). The narrow defeat, by a single vote, marks a significant setback for the coalition's efforts to address the draft exemption crisis.
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