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2 minors arrested for apparent attack on Shas MK’s son over Haredi draft exemption bill
Shas MK Yinon Azoulay speaks during a Knesset Finance Committee meeting on February 23, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
Two minors have been detained over an attack on the son of an elected official in Ashdod, police say.
According to reports, the two attacked the son of Shas MK Yinon Azoulay. The victim’s condition is unknown.
The incident came as some lawmakers from Shas and fellow ultra-Orthodox party United Torah Judaism have been targeted for cooperating in the advancement of a bill to enshrine draft exemptions for yeshiva students.
Hardline factions reject any plan that would conscript members of their community, even though the proposed law would enshrine mass exemptions for the yeshiva students.
In November, a group demonstrated in Azoulay’s apartment building, chanting “traitor” at his door.
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