Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted Sunday that the law freezing arrests of IDF draft dodgers has failed, according to a Channel 14 report. The admission comes after the law was approved by the Knesset.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted Sunday that the law freezing arrests of IDF draft dodgers has failed, according to a Channel 14 report. The report quotes the premier as saying that the 'arrest law' failed after it was approved. The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday that in closed-door remarks, Netanyahu acknowledged the failure of the temporary conscription law (14:51) and that associates said the arrest-freeze law 'did not succeed' (18:30). The Channel 14 report provides a direct on-record admission by the prime minister.
3 developments
- DevelopingNetanyahu furious in calls with ministers over bill freezing arrest of deserters
- StrongNetanyahu convenes coalition heads Tuesday to secure majority for draft-evader arrest freeze
- DevelopingNetanyahu: I failed to pass conscription law because we got to it late
- StrongNetanyahu says arrests and jail deter Haredi enlistment, suggests temporary pause in drafting
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