Lawmakers from Shas and United Torah Judaism disclosed before a vote Tuesday that their own children and grandchildren over 18, who serve as Torah scholars, would be affected by the proposed bill to freeze arrests of draft evaders, according to the MKs' statements. The disclosure sparked uproar in the Knesset plenum, with opposition lawmakers demanding an investigation into a conflict of interest.
Haredi lawmakers from Shas and United Torah Judaism made a personal disclosure before the Knesset vote on the bill to freeze arrests of draft evaders, stating that their own children and grandchildren over 18, who serve as Torah scholars, would be affected by the proposed law. The disclosure, reported by several Israeli media outlets, sparked shouting and chaos in the plenum. Opposition lawmakers demanded an investigation into a conflict of interest.
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