PM Netanyahu is advancing an initiative to stop the arrests of Haredi draft evaders, according to political reporter Ari Kalman. The effort, driven by pressure from leading Hasidic courts, calls for a legislative fast-track to freeze enforcement and remains under legal review.
PM Benjamin Netanyahu is advancing an initiative in recent days to halt the arrests of Haredi draft evaders, responding to pressure from the Belz Hasidic court and the Hirsch rabbinical court, according to political reporter Ari Kalman.
The proposal calls for a complete freeze on arrests and would be pursued via emergency fast-track legislation as a temporary order, Kalman reports. The process remains under legal review, with the cabinet secretary asked to advance the procedure.
This marks a significant shift in tone from previous months: as The Zioneer has reported, senior police officers urged halting proactive arrests to ease tensions on June 11, and protests against arrests spread to multiple cities on June 11-14. M.K. Porush had appealed to the PM on June 14 to stop arrests, citing a lack of prison space. The context items are BACKGROUND, so no direct continuity is asserted, but the reported initiative appears to move the political discussion toward legislative action rather than police enforcement.
It remains unclear whether the initiative will secure the necessary coalition support or face legal challenges regarding the authority to freeze arrest warrants already issued.
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- DevelopingHaredi protests spread to multiple cities after draft dodger arrests
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