Edelstein says ‘agreements reached on principles’ for Haredi draft bill, signaling end to coalition crisis

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, who heads the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, releases a statement declaring that “after long deliberations, we have reached agreements on principles on which to base a proposal for the enlistment law,” signaling an end to the coalition crisis.

“As I said the entire way, only a real, effective bill like this leading to an expansion of the IDF’s conscription base will come out of my committee,” says Edelstein, without giving any details on what was agreed to.

“This is historic news and we are on our way to real change in Israeli society and strengthening the State of Israel’s security,” he continues. “Soon the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee will begin deliberations on the law and advance it toward the second and third readings. We’re on the path to history.”