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Defense Minister Katz Urges Urgent Knesset Debate on Halting IDF Draft Dodger Arrests
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By אמיר אטינגר
What happened
Defense Minister Israel Katz has called for an urgent Knesset committee discussion to halt arrests of IDF draft dodgers, following Netanyahu's comments and government support for a temporary freeze until elections.
- 01Defense Minister Katz requests urgent Knesset debate on stopping draft dodger arrests.
- 02Prime Minister Netanyahu suggested arrests during meetings, which did not happen.
- 03Government Secretary Yossi Fox supports a three-month freeze on arrests until elections.
- 04The issue concerns enforcement of draft evasion amid political tensions.
- 05The discussion is to be held by the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chaired by Boaz Bismuth.
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