Shas MK Slams Deputy Attorney General Over Ultra-Orthodox Draft Arrests

A heated confrontation broke out Tuesday in the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, when Shas MK Erez Malul lashed out at Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon over the continued arrest of Torah students. Malul accused Limon of acting out of hatred and trying to tear Israeli society apart.

“You are driven by hate. You want brotherly hatred. You want to break up Israeli society,” Malul shouted at Limon during the tense hearing. He added, “They promised you that if you bring down the government, you will be the next attorney general. That will not happen. There will be elections and the public will have its say. The public is sick and tired of your dictatorship.”

The clash took place amid a broader crisis over the arrest of yeshiva students. The article says that on Monday, it was first revealed by Kikar HaShabbat that Shas chairman Aryeh Deri has been leading a major effort in recent weeks to stop arrests of yeshiva students by splitting the draft law and advancing transitional provisions through a temporary order.

According to that plan, Deri is reportedly seeking to work with Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs to pass a one-year temporary order for the law’s transitional clauses. That would preserve financial sanctions while ending the arrests. The effort reflects growing coalition recognition that a comprehensive enlistment law is unlikely to pass in the current Knesset term.