Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the Knesset plenum on Tuesday evening after opposition lawmakers shouted 'shame' as he entered for a vote on the bill to freeze arrests of draft evaders, according to reports from the chamber.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the Knesset plenum on Tuesday evening after opposition lawmakers shouted 'shame' as he entered for a vote on the bill to freeze arrests of draft evaders, according to reports from the chamber. The development follows a report from minutes earlier that Netanyahu had entered the plenum to the shouts.
The vote on the bill, which would freeze arrests of yeshiva students who evade mandatory military service, has been a flashpoint in the Knesset. As The Zioneer reported on Monday, opposition party leaders issued a joint statement opposing the legislation. Opposition lawmakers also walked out of a committee hearing on the bill earlier this week, protesting the chairman's remarks against the legal advisor. The bill is opposed by center-left parties, who argue it grants immunity to draft evaders, while the coalition has pushed for the legislation as part of efforts to maintain the status quo on Haredi military service.
It remains unclear whether the coalition has secured the majority needed to pass the bill in its third reading.
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