MK Tzvi Sukkot (Religious Zionism) told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee on Tuesday that his faction will not support any conscription bill that places Zionist yeshivas under regulatory oversight, according to Knesset TV.
MK Tzvi Sukkot (Religious Zionism) stated during a Tuesday session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee that his faction will oppose any conscription bill that extends regulatory oversight to Zionist yeshivas. The statement was quoted by the Knesset TV channel. Sukkot said: 'We demand that Zionist yeshivas be excluded from the oversight clause; we will not support a law that adds oversight over Zionist yeshivas.'
The remark comes amid a renewed legislative push on military conscription for yeshiva students. In the context of broader discourse on exemptions, last Sunday, Defense Minister Israel Katz formally requested a committee debate on a bill granting immunity from arrest for yeshiva students who do not enlist — a proposal Sukkot's party has not yet publicly addressed but which intersects with the current debate over the scope of regulation. Sukkot's position specifically targets Zionist seminaries, distinct from the Haredi sector, reflecting internal coalition tensions over how to balance universal conscription obligations with the autonomy of religious study institutions.
The exact language of the bill under discussion was not specified in the report, and it remains unclear whether the coalition holds sufficient backing to advance a version that satisfies Sukkot's demands.
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