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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Israeli Public Overwhelmingly Opposes Freezing Arrests of Draft Dodgers Amid Knesset Debate

A Walla survey shows 81% oppose the Knesset's recent bill freezing arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers. The bill passed narrowly amid heated debate and was immediately blocked by the Supreme Court pending further review.

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Israeli Public Overwhelmingly Opposes Freezing Arrests of Draft Dodgers Amid Knesset Debate
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What happened

  1. 0181% of 5,372 respondents oppose freezing arrests of draft dodgers in a Walla survey.
  2. 02Knesset approved the bill 58-54 after months of political tension with ultra-Orthodox parties.
  3. 03Debate included heated exchanges and protests against MK Shlomo Karhi's remarks.
  4. 04Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz faced public jeers during the session.
  5. 05Supreme Court issued a conditional injunction blocking the law hours after its approval.
  6. 06Court cited legal challenges and ordered justification to prevent annulment of the law.
Translated and summarized by baba from Walla, the latest report. Read Walla’s original

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