Prime Minister Netanyahu and Haredi coalition parties reached an agreement Tuesday evening, according to i24NEWS: a bill to prevent arrests of draft evaders will be advanced in exchange for establishing a state commission of inquiry. The deal was struck at a closed meeting.
A closed-door meeting Tuesday evening between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Haredi coalition leaders produced a reported deal: a bill to halt arrests of draft evaders (yeshiva students) will be advanced, in exchange for establishing a state commission of inquiry, according to i24NEWS. The precise scope and terms of the commission were not detailed in the report.
The agreement comes amid a weeks-long coalition crisis over Haredi conscription. As The Zioneer has reported, the coalition has been seeking a legislative package to freeze enforcement against draft-dodging yeshiva students while a broader arrangement is formulated — a demand long pressed by Shas and United Torah Judaism. Previous reports noted the Prime Minister's Office had secured a guaranteed majority for a related Deri-initiated bill. The commission-of-inquiry element appears to be a new quid pro quo not previously reported in the same terms.
What remains unconfirmed: whether the deal includes the broader legislative package (the Basic Law: Torah Study, splitting the attorney general's role) that earlier reports had linked to the freeze issue, and whether the commission's mandate would be political or security-related. The single-source nature of this report (i24NEWS) means details should be treated as developing.
- DevelopingNetanyahu advances initiative to freeze arrests of Haredi draft evaders
- StrongNetanyahu convenes coalition heads Tuesday to secure majority for draft-evader arrest freeze
- DevelopingPM's office: coalition has the votes for Deri's bill to stop draft-evader arrests
- StrongHaredi yeshiva heads warn coalition: arrest campaign is tearing the system apart
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