MK Moshe Gafni, chairman of Degel HaTorah, is pressing to convene the Ministerial Committee for Legislation urgently to advance a bill that would exempt Haredi yeshiva students from military service, aiming for a preliminary Knesset vote this Wednesday. Behind the scenes, United Torah Judaism sources blame Shas leader Aryeh Deri for requesting a delay of today's scheduled committee meeting, alleging he wants to present his own similar bill first.
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