MK Boaz Bismuth, chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, attacked legal advisors Sunday for opposing a freeze on criminal proceedings against yeshiva students who evade military service. Bismuth called the intervention political rather than legal, damaging recruitment efforts, and questioned the advisors' authority to override professional opinions, according to the Knesset Channel.
MK Boaz Bismuth, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, launched a sharp attack Sunday on the legal advisors opposing a freeze on criminal proceedings against yeshiva students who evade military service. Bismuth accused the advisors of political rather than legal intervention, saying it undermines recruitment efforts and deepens societal divisions. "What makes legal advisors think that everything they say is the ultimate truth?" Bismuth asked, adding that their opinions cannot override the views of all professional field officials.
The committee has been at the center of a heated debate over the arrest-freeze bill. As The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday, opposition MKs walked out of a committee session in protest after Bismuth's remarks against the legal advisor. The bill, which would halt arrests of yeshiva students during the conscription process, has drawn sharp criticism from opposition lawmakers and legal officials.
The legal advisors' specific objections to the freeze were not detailed in Bismuth's statement. The committee is expected to continue deliberations on the bill.
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