The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee will convene Tuesday at 11:00 for its first debate on the law to freeze arrests of yeshiva students, according to a committee statement. The debate follows Sunday's announcement by committee chair MK Boaz Bismuth and a separate meeting of coalition heads convened by Prime Minister Netanyahu to secure a majority.
The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee will convene Tuesday at 11:00 Jerusalem time for its first legislative debate on the law freezing arrests of yeshiva students, the committee announced Sunday evening. The session marks the start of formal committee-level discussion of the proposed legislation.
The debate follows a weekend of coalition maneuvering. On Sunday afternoon, committee chair MK Boaz Bismuth (Likud) announced he would convene the committee this week, saying the current arrest policy creates an unprecedented rift between the general public and the Haredi sector and distances Haredi youth from enlistment. Later Sunday, Prime Minister Netanyahu convened coalition party leaders to verify he has a majority to advance the law, according to political reporter Shalom Stein. Separately, United Torah Judaism warned coalition leaders they would boycott all votes until the daycare funding bill passes, even if the Basic Law: Torah Study is approved in third reading.
Tuesday's hearing will be the first formal committee discussion of the bill. The timing of a vote and the fate of the legislation remain uncertain as the coalition seeks a stable majority.
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