Legal Advisor Calls Yeshiva Students' Arrest Exemption a 'Mini Conscription Law'
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 1 hour ago
What happened
The legal advisor to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee criticized a bill exempting yeshiva students from arrests, calling it a "mini conscription law" that creates a long-term legal bypass. The bill, part of a coalition deal with ultra-Orthodox parties, grants a temporary arrest exemption but effectively legitimizes draft evasion and legal immunity for yeshiva students.
- 01Legal advisor calls yeshiva students' arrest exemption a 'mini conscription law'.
- 02Bill grants a three-month arrest exemption but creates a lasting bypass mechanism.
- 03Proposal is part of a coalition deal with ultra-Orthodox parties.
- 04Includes a Basic Law on Torah Study promoted in the Knesset Committee.
- 05Bill legitimizes future draft evasion and grants legal immunity to yeshiva students.
- 06Legal opinion circulated ahead of committee discussions on the bill.
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