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Defense Minister and Government Secretary Push to Freeze Yeshiva Students' Arrests Amid Coalition Deal

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First reported by Ynet · 16 hours ago

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Defense Minister Israel Katz and Government Secretary Yossi Fox have urged advancing a law to freeze arrests of yeshiva students, part of a coalition deal with ultra-Orthodox parties. The law aims to halt most arrests by defining yeshiva students and conditions for enforcement suspension, responding to concerns about societal division and limited impact on military recruitment.

01Defense Minister Katz urges advancing law to prevent yeshiva student arrests.
02Government Secretary Fox supports the move citing societal tensions and limited enlistment gains.
03The law would freeze nearly all arrests by including those registered as yeshiva students.
04The proposal is linked to Netanyahu's coalition deal with ultra-Orthodox parties.
05Fox warns of potential civil conflict if tensions with the ultra-Orthodox escalate.
06Discussions on draft evasion law include arrest suspension provisions to avoid new legislation.

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