The Knesset's legal adviser has formally opposed a coalition proposal that would pardon military deserters and effectively repeal the conscription law, according to a report circulated Thursday morning. The legal opinion puts a procedural hurdle in front of the coalition's attempt to resolve the long-running ultra-Orthodox draft crisis before the Knesset dissolves.
The Knesset legal adviser has come out against a coalition plan that would grant pardons to military deserters and scrap the existing conscription law, according to a brief notice circulated Thursday morning by the Knesset legal department. The plan, reported by several Israeli outlets in recent weeks, is part of a wider coalition effort to resolve the ultra-Orthodox draft crisis — a political flashpoint that has weighed on the government since its formation.
The legal opinion means the proposal faces a procedural obstacle: under Knesset rules, a bill the legal adviser deems problematic may face a harder path to the plenum. The coalition has been scrambling to advance legislation before the Knesset dissolves for elections, with earlier reports — as The Zioneer has covered — showing tensions between coalition partners over both the daycare funding bill (חוק המעונות) and the draft bill (חוק הגיוס).
The exact details of the legal objection have not been published yet. The development adds a new layer to the long-running dispute over ultra-Orthodox military service, which has produced multiple coalition crises and failed legislative efforts over the past year.
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