The yeshiva-student arrest-freeze bill now being advanced in the Knesset will remain in effect for five months rather than the originally stated three, according to N12's Daphna Liel. The ultra-Orthodox parties reportedly hope a future coalition will also fail to pass permanent legislation, allowing the temporary freeze to become permanent.
The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee has extended the validity of the yeshiva-student arrest-freeze bill to five months, rather than the three-month period initially proposed, N12's Daphna Liel reports. The updated text, published this afternoon, pushes the freeze's expiration to early December—a further extension beyond the November 30 date previously set in earlier committee revisions earlier today.
Earlier today, in a rapid series of developments, the committee first distributed a version setting validity until November 30, then published a final version extending the freeze until at least early December. Liel now reports that the final duration is five months, confirming the extension. The ultra-Orthodox parties reportedly hope a future coalition will also fail to pass permanent legislation, allowing the temporary freeze to become de facto permanent, Liel adds.
As The Zioneer reported on June 30, Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs acknowledged that the freeze might last about six months—longer than even the current five-month timeframe. The draft bill, initially proposed by MK Eli Hirshman with a 90-day freeze, was published by The Zioneer on June 30.
The question of what happens after the five-month freeze expires remains open, with the Knesset yet to advance any permanent legislative framework for yeshiva student enlistment.
7 developments
- DevelopingGovernment secretary admits yeshiva student arrest freeze may last six months, not three
- DevelopingKnesset legal advisor warns arrest-exemption bill for yeshiva students is flawed, likely to be struck down
- StrongKnesset panel begins debate on arrest-immunity law for yeshiva students
- DevelopingNewspaper editorial urges freeze on yeshiva student arrests until after elections
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