According to a report by the Times of Israel, coalition politicians have called on police to disobey the High Court of Justice's order blocking the law that halts arrests of Haredi draft evaders. The appeal escalates the coalition's ongoing standoff with the judiciary over the contentious legislation.
Coalition politicians have called on the Israel Police to disobey the High Court of Justice's order freezing the law that halts arrests of Haredi draft evaders, according to a report by the Times of Israel on Wednesday afternoon.
The call follows the High Court's decision earlier Wednesday at 16:00 Jerusalem time, which blocked the law hours after it was passed by the Knesset, as The Zioneer reported. The law, backed by the coalition, would have suspended arrests of yeshiva students who avoid military service, a move that opposition parties and the IDF chief of staff had opposed.
Over the past weeks, the coalition has faced internal and external pressure over the legislation. Haredi parties had threatened to boycott all coalition bills unless the arrest-freeze law advanced, and senior police officials had previously urged a halt to proactive arrests of Haredi draft evaders to calm tensions, as The Zioneer reported earlier this month.
The appeal to police to defy a High Court order marks a significant escalation in the coalition's confrontation with the judiciary, raising constitutional questions about the separation of powers. It remains unclear whether police leadership will comply with the call.
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