Yisrael Beytenu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman responded sharply to the Knesset's first-reading approval of the Basic Law: Torah Study Wednesday evening, accusing Prime Minister Netanyahu of being willing to dismantle the IDF and Israeli society to preserve his coalition. Liberman called the legislation a 'Basic Law for the Desecration of God's Name' that would remain as a mark of Cain on the October 7 coalition.
MK Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu) issued a blistering statement Wednesday evening in response to the Knesset's first-reading passage of the Basic Law: Torah Study, which enshrines yeshiva study exemptions from military service. The bill passed 63-53.
Liberman accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of prioritizing coalition stability over national security: "In order to preserve the bloc, Netanyahu is willing to dismantle the IDF and Israeli society as a whole." He branded the legislation "a Basic Law for the Desecration of God's Name" and said it would "remain forever as a mark of Cain on the October 7 coalition."
As The Zioneer reported, the vote sparked chaos in the plenum, with coalition and opposition MKs exchanging heated remarks. The bill faces two more readings before becoming law. Liberman has previously vowed that if his party returns to government, it will repeal the law entirely.
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