N12 journalist Dafna Liel reports that the Knesset plenum is now beginning the final approval of the arrest freeze bill, despite the Chief of Staff's warning that the legislation would strip the IDF of detention authority.
The Knesset plenum has begun the final vote on the arrest freeze bill despite the Chief of Staff's objections, N12 journalist Dafna Liel reports at 02:02 Jerusalem. The bill, which would prohibit the IDF from arresting Charedi draft evaders, has drawn sharp criticism from the military leadership. As The Zioneer reported at 02:01, the plenum was set to begin the vote. Earlier background reports from Monday evening indicated that the bill would be brought up after the Basic Law: Torah Study vote (Kalman, N12), and that the IDF had repeatedly warned against stripping its detention tools (Dafna Liel, N12). The current vote marks a significant step in the coalition's legislative agenda, with opposition and security officials warning of implications for military discipline.
2 developments
- StrongKnesset committee begins final votes on Charedi detention freeze bill
- StrongBill freezing arrests of yeshiva students approved for final Knesset readings
- StrongOpposition MKs ask Knesset panel to delay vote on arrest-freeze for yeshiva draft evaders; chair rejects
- DevelopingOpposition party leaders issue joint call against bill to freeze draft-evader arrests
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