The legal advisor to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has expressed opposition to a proposed bill that would halt arrests of yeshiva students evading military service, according to journalist Avi Moscovitz. The bill is intended to bypass the stalled conscription law.
According to journalist Avi Moscovitz, the legal advisor to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has voiced opposition to a bill that would freeze arrest enforcement against yeshiva students who avoid conscription. The proposal is seen as a legislative bypass for the stalled draft law. Earlier tonight, as The Zioneer reported, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and Military Advocate General Brig. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi jointly opposed a similar arrest bill, arguing it legitimizes draft evasion. The advisor's stance reinforces the legal establishment's broad resistance to legislation that would de facto exempt Haredi conscripts from service without a new conscription framework.
2 developments
- DevelopingKnesset legal adviser opposes coalition plan to pardon draft dodgers and annul conscription law
- DevelopingHigh Court justices press Knesset attorney: 'No choice but to annul' deserters bill
- DevelopingKnesset legal adviser says conscription bill was replaced by a different framework, harming legislative process
- StrongOpposition MKs walk out of Knesset committee in protest over chairman's remarks against legal advisor
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