Left-wing activist Ayelet HaShahar Seidoff was ejected from a Knesset discussion on the Torah Study Basic Law after disrupting the session, according to reports. MKs Yinon Azoulay (Shas) and Yossi Taieb (Shas) told Seidoff: 'You are a poison machine, you have done nothing but spread hate and incitement.'
Left-wing activist Ayelet HaShahar Seidoff was removed from a Knesset plenum discussion on the Torah Study Basic Law on Sunday afternoon after disrupting the debate, multiple reports indicate. During the incident, MKs Yinon Azoulay and Yossi Taieb (both Shas) addressed Seidoff directly, calling her 'a poison machine' and accusing her of 'spreading hate and incitement.' The incident is the latest in a series of disruptions and confrontations surrounding the legislation, which would codify exemptions from military service for yeshiva students. The Torah Study Basic Law has already sparked several Knesset clashes this month: earlier, MK Dan Illouz (Likud) voted against the bill, provoking a confrontation with MK Taieb; Deputy Speaker Yitzhak Margi ordered MK Naama Lazimi (The Democrats) removed from the plenum during a vote; and opposition leaders have condemned the bill. This ejection of a non-MK activist adds a new dimension to the ongoing political fight.
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