The full text of MK Eli Hirshman's proposed legislation, posted to N12, specifies a 90-day freeze on arrest proceedings from the day the law is passed. The bill defines yeshiva student eligibility criteria and tasks the defense minister with compiling an eligible yeshivas list, while the IDF chief of staff will establish a committee to review individual student status.
The full text of MK Eli Hirshman's bill to freeze arrest proceedings for yeshiva students was posted Sunday evening on N12 by legal reporter Eli Hirschman. The draft specifies a blanket halt on arrest actions for 90 days from the day the legislation is enacted. It also details the criteria defining yeshiva student eligibility: the student must not engage in any additional occupation beyond Torah study. Defense Minister Israel Katz is tasked with compiling a list of yeshivas that conduct regular Torah studies, through which eligible students would be identified. The IDF Chief of Staff will establish a committee to examine the status of individual yeshiva students. The proposal comes amid ongoing IDF draft enforcement against Haredi men, as hundreds of students at Jerusalem's Mir Yeshiva and others have been receiving legal guidance on how to handle potential military arrest in recent days (as reported by Channel 14). The government previously approved an interim order freezing arrests of yeshiva students, and this bill seeks to codify a longer-term halt. The specific timeline for the bill's legislative progress was not detailed in the source messages.
3 developments
- DevelopingNetanyahu and Haredi parties agree: freeze on draft-evader arrests in exchange for commission of inquiry
- DevelopingPM's office: coalition has the votes for Deri's bill to stop draft-evader arrests
- DevelopingNetanyahu advances initiative to freeze arrests of Haredi draft evaders
- DevelopingCoalition proposal would halt criminal proceedings against draft-dodging yeshiva students
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