Netanyahu Promises Crackdown on Draft Dodgers While Funding Ultra-Orthodox Education Amid Controversy

First reported by Kan News · 23 hours ago

What happened

Prime Minister Netanyahu pledged to arrest ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers but simultaneously authorized funding for ultra-Orthodox institutions opposing conscription. Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana convened a special Finance Committee session to approve 268 million shekels for these institutions, contradicting Netanyahu's tough rhetoric. Opposition lawmakers plan legal challenges, but the budget transfers are expected to pass amid coalition control.

• 01Netanyahu vowed to arrest ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers if he forms the next government.
• 02Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana convened a special Finance Committee session during recess to approve budget transfers.
• 03Approximately 268 million shekels were allocated to ultra-Orthodox educational institutions opposing conscription.
• 04Funding supports draft evasion, contradicting Netanyahu's public crackdown promises.
• 05Opposition MKs threaten legal action to block the budget transfers, but passage is likely.
• 06Critics accuse Netanyahu and allies of political cynicism and misleading the public.

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