Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the Knesset plenum to vote in favor of a bill exempting Haredim from arrest, according to N12's Dafna Liel. Just before the vote, Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman sent messages to several Likud MKs urging them to break with Netanyahu and support the IDF instead.
The Knesset is voting on a bill that would grant Haredim immunity from arrest, potentially impacting military conscription enforcement. As The Zioneer reported five minutes ago, Liberman had already appealed to Likud lawmakers to oppose the measure. Now, with Netanyahu personally present to vote in favor, the political stakes are high. Liberman's message to MKs Eli Dallal, Eliyahu Rabivo, and Hanokh Milbitsky read: 'You have nothing to lose. Four years you helped Netanyahu survive, now help the IDF.' The outcome of the vote remains unclear.
3 developments
- DevelopingOpposition party leaders issue joint call against bill to freeze draft-evader arrests
- StrongSix opposition leaders warn coalition: 'list of infamy' for supporters of shirking law
- DevelopingLiberman willing to sit with Likud without Netanyahu, warns of security crisis
- StrongNetanyahu convenes coalition heads Tuesday to secure majority for draft-evader arrest freeze
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