MK Boaz Bismut, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, directly attacked the committee's legal advisor Adv. Miri Frankel Shor during a session, over her opposition to a bill that would cancel sanctions and arrests for Haredi draft evaders. N12 reporter Eli Hirshman reported the exchange, noting Frankel Shor was sitting next to Bismut.
The confrontation escalated Sunday afternoon when MK Boaz Bismut, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, directly attacked the committee's legal advisor, Adv. Miri Frankel Shor, during a session on the bill to freeze arrests of Haredi draft evaders, according to a report by N12's Eli Hirshman. The attack occurred while Frankel Shor was sitting beside Bismut, hours after the committee voted to advance the legislation.
The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday that the committee approved the bill at 14:09, sending it to the plenum for final votes, and that the legal advisor opposed the bill, calling it unconstitutional. At 14:57, The Zioneer reported that Bismut had criticized Frankel Shor's legal opinion, saying: "With all due respect to the legal opinion you sent this morning, there is also reality." The new report from N12 adds that the exchange escalated to a direct personal attack during the session, with Bismut attacking Frankel Shor directly while she was seated next to him.
The legal advisor had previously opposed the bill in a formal opinion, reported by The Zioneer on June 29, arguing it creates an illegitimate bypass around the conscription law. The committee has been advancing the bill amid opposition objections, with the coalition seeking to resolve the conscription crisis before the Knesset disperses.
The bill now goes to the plenum for final votes. It remains unclear whether the coalition has secured sufficient support for passage, and the direct confrontation between the committee chair and its legal advisor underscores the deep divisions over the legislation.
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