Shas chairman Aryeh Deri said Monday evening that the joint statement by opposition leaders against the bill to freeze arrests of yeshiva students is intended solely to thwart the bill to split the Attorney General's role and preserve the power of the 'legal junta,' according to N12. The opposition leaders issued their joint call earlier Monday evening.
Shas chairman Aryeh Deri on Monday evening accused the opposition of using its joint statement against the bill to freeze arrests of yeshiva students as a cover to thwart a separate bill to split the Attorney General's role. The statement, reported by N12, came hours after the leaders of opposition parties issued a rare united call against the freeze bill itself.
The opposition's joint statement, released at 20:54 Jerusalem, marked a coordinated front against the coalition legislation. Deri's response at 21:14 tied the opposition's move directly to the broader legislative agenda, asserting that the call was 'intended for one purpose — to thwart the bill to split the AG's role and preserve the power of the legal junta.'
The freeze bill, backed by the coalition, would halt arrests of yeshiva students who evade military service while a broader conscription arrangement is formulated. The bill has drawn opposition from the Attorney General and Military Advocate General, who argue it legitimizes draft evasion. The opposition's joint call earlier Monday was the first time all major opposition factions united on the issue. The coalition has previously stated it has a guaranteed majority for the bill.
Deri's remarks also link the freeze bill to the proposed split of the Attorney General's office, a separate and controversial reform. The outcome of the legislative process remains unclear.
2 developments
- StrongDeri to coalition: no votes for any legislation unless Torah Study Basic Law advances
- DevelopingShas leader Aryeh Deri slams Attorney General for blocking yeshiva student draft law
- DevelopingReport: Deri pushing a 'thin' draft law to halt yeshiva student arrests
- DevelopingOpposition party leaders issue joint call against bill to freeze draft-evader arrests
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