Yisrael Beytenu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman responded sharply to the Knesset's approval of the Basic Law: Torah Study, calling it a 'betrayal of IDF soldiers, fighters, reservists, and state security.' He accused the coalition of a 'sell-out of the state and its most basic values,' according to N12.
MK Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu) issued a blistering response Monday evening to the Knesset's approval of the Basic Law: Torah Study, which would enshrine exemptions from military service for yeshiva students. The law passed its first reading on July 1 amid widespread opposition, as The Zioneer previously reported. Liberman, a consistent critic of the legislation, labeled the coalition a 'draft-dodging coalition' and said the law 'betrays IDF soldiers, fighters, reservists, and state security.' The bill has drawn broad condemnation from opposition leaders, including Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot, and from several coalition members who voted against it. The legislation is expected to face further Knesset readings and likely legal challenges.
- DevelopingLiberman blasts Torah Study Basic Law as 'desecration of God's name' after first-reading passage
- DevelopingLiberman promises to repeal Torah Study Basic Law after it passes
- StrongOpposition leaders blast Basic Law on Torah study after preliminary Knesset vote
- DevelopingBennett vows to repeal conscription exemption law, says coalition chose politics over security
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