Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee chair MK Boaz Bismuth (Likud) announced he will convene the committee this week for a debate on the temporary order to freeze arrests of yeshiva students, according to i24NEWS. Bismuth said the current arrest policy creates an unprecedented rift between the general public and the Haredi sector and distances Haredi youth from enlistment.
Foreign Affairs and Security Committee chair MK Boaz Bismuth (Likud) said Sunday he will convene the committee this week for a debate on a temporary order to freeze arrests of yeshiva students who do not enlist. Bismuth argued that the current policy of arresting Haredi draft evaders creates an unprecedented rift between the general public and the Haredi sector and distances young Haredi men from military service, according to i24NEWS.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday (13:41), Bismuth had already indicated he would convene the committee for discussions; the new report from i24NEWS adds Bismuth's explicit reasoning and quotes. The move follows a request earlier on Sunday by Defense Minister Israel Katz for a similar debate in the same committee, as The Zioneer reported at 10:01. The issue remains politically sensitive, with the coalition seeking a majority for legislation that would halt proactive arrests of Haredi draft evaders, amid opposition from security establishment figures who argue it undermines enforcement.
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