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PM said to assure Haredi ally that no yeshiva students will be arrested in crackdown on draft evasion
Left: Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, leader of the United Torah Judaism party, June 26, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, September 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
Amid a boycott of coalition legislation by the United Torah Judaism party and threats by the Haredi party to topple the government if Haredi yeshiva students are arrested as part of a nationwide crackdown on draft evasion, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly assured the key ally that no such arrests are expected.
According to the Kan public broadcaster, Netanyahu told UTJ head Yitzhak Goldknopf in a phone call today that no yeshiva students have been apprehended and that this isn’t expected to change.
However, UTJ is continuing its legislation boycott, and the coalition will be forced to continue pulling its law bills from the Knesset agenda tomorrow to avoid losing votes, the report adds.
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