Netanyahu cancels statement on haredi draft bill as opposition slams legislation
Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his planned statement on the controversial haredi (ultra-Orthodox) conscription bill minutes before it was scheduled at press time on Tuesday, citing “scheduling constraints.”The remarks were set to be made after a marathon of back-to-back meetings on the conscription bill took place during a session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. MKs criticized the legislation for not being effective enough.Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh
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