An IDF representative told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that canceling the arrest of draft evaders would undermine the military's ability to conscript soldiers, according to a report by Dafna Liel (N12). The statement adds to growing institutional opposition to a bill that would stop arrests of conscription evaders.
An IDF representative told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday that canceling the arrest of draft evaders would undermine the military's ability to conscript soldiers, according to a report by Dafna Liel (N12). The statement comes amid a broader legislative battle over a bill that would halt arrests of conscription evaders, which has drawn opposition from the Attorney General, the Military Advocate General, and the committee's legal advisor, as The Zioneer previously reported. The IDF Manpower Division head earlier Tuesday told the same committee that draft evaders face prosecution, while a new enlistment drive had netted 110 soldiers.
2 developments
- StrongYeshiva directors raise new obstacle to Haredi draft arrest halt bill
- StrongIsraeli government secretary backs freeze on yeshiva student arrests, citing deterrence
- DevelopingCoalition sources: Defense Minister Katz blocking bill to freeze arrests of Haredi draft evaders
- StrongNetanyahu says arrests and jail deter Haredi enlistment, suggests temporary pause in drafting
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