POLITICSTIMES OF ISRAEL
Knesset advances Basic Law on Torah study, pushes to freeze arrests of draft dodgers
The Knesset is advancing a Basic Law on Torah study and pushing to freeze arrests of draft dodgers. The bill heads to a first Knesset vote as the government seeks to halt enforcement, despite IDF warnings that enforcement increases enlistment.
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