Just before the Knesset vote on the bill to freeze the arrest of deserters, Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman sent messages to several Likud MKs, including Eli Delal, Eli Revivo, Sasson Gueta, Moshe Saada, Chanokh Milwitzky, Tsega Melko, Ozer Shekelim, and Moshe Pessel, urging them to break with Prime Minister Netanyahu and support the IDF, according to N12's Dafna Liel.
The messages from Liberman underscore the political pressure surrounding the vote on the bill to freeze the arrest of deserters, which is widely seen as a concession to the Haredi parties. The bill would prevent the arrest of yeshiva students who refuse military service. Liberman's appeal to Likud MKs directly challenges Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition discipline. As The Zioneer reported earlier, Netanyahu arrived at the Knesset plenum to vote in favor of the bill. The outcome of the vote remains uncertain, with several Likud MKs reportedly considering defection.
3 developments
- StrongYesh Atid, Yisrael Beytenu petition High Court against Haredi draft-evader arrest exemption bill
- DevelopingOpposition party leaders issue joint call against bill to freeze draft-evader arrests
- StrongSix opposition leaders warn coalition: 'list of infamy' for supporters of shirking law
- DevelopingLiberman willing to sit with Likud without Netanyahu, warns of security crisis
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