MK Yulia Malinovsky (Yisrael Beiteinu) criticized the government's freeze on arrests of military deserters, saying: "Our government thinks Israeli citizens are a herd of idiots? They keep spitting on us and calling it rain. Their audacity knows no bounds."
MK Yulia Malinovsky (Yisrael Beiteinu) published a scathing statement Sunday evening condemning the government's decision to freeze arrests of military draft evaders. "Our government thinks Israeli citizens are a herd of idiots?" she wrote. "They keep spitting on us and calling it rain. Their audacity knows no bounds." The remarks come amid ongoing controversy over military conscription for Haredi yeshiva students and the arrest of draft evaders. As The Zioneer previously reported, United Torah Judaism MK Goldknopf defended the evaders, saying the government is arresting those 'who have done no wrong.' Malinovsky's statement reflects the sharp polarization over the issue within the coalition and across the political spectrum.
- DevelopingMK Meir Cohen: Freeze on deserters' arrests is 'legal laundering of desertion'
- DevelopingMK Dan Iluz calls bill freezing Haredi draft evader arrests 'a spit in the face'
- DevelopingMK Goldknopf: Government is arresting draft evaders 'who have done no wrong'
- DevelopingNetanyahu furious in calls with ministers over bill freezing arrest of deserters
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