Associates of Prime Minister Netanyahu said Sunday that in a closed discussion the PM acknowledged the law freezing arrests of IDF deserters 'did not succeed' and will not be brought back in the next government, according to a report citing the associates. The report also quotes Netanyahu's own remarks from July 15, in which he defended the law as causing 'no harm' and called opposition to it 'false propaganda.'
Associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that in a closed discussion the PM acknowledged the law freezing arrests of IDF deserters 'did not succeed' and will not be brought back in the next government, according to a report citing the associates.
The report also quotes Netanyahu's own remarks from July 15, in which he defended the law as causing 'no harm' and called opposition to it 'false propaganda.' The associates' account presents a reversal: the same law the PM defended weeks ago is now described as a failure.
As The Zioneer reported on July 28, the Knesset's legal advisor told the High Court that the arrest law 'apparently must be annulled.' The High Court has not yet issued a final ruling. The PM's associates did not specify whether the acknowledgment was made before or after the court hearing.
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