Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Israel's Central Elections Committee said the decision is meant to ensure the right to vote is not diminishedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeChen Maanit08:53 PM • June 23 2026 IDTIsrael's Central Elections Committee for the Knesset said Tuesday that individuals wanted for draft evasion will not be arrested on Election Day, in a move aimed at safeguarding the right to vote.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel protestIDFHaredim Israeli electionsIsrael Supreme CourtAttorney General of IsraelCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIranAndy BurnhamLebanon Withdrawal EisenkotEbola in IsraelYaacov Agam HaQuizHaaretz PodcastMilitary Draft Evaders Safe From Arrest on Election Day, Israeli Authorities SayAIPAC-bashing in America Has Moved Into Dangerous TerritoryAmir Badran Becomes Tel Aviv's Second-ever Arab Israeli Deputy MayorBennett Angers Far-right by Saying 'Some' West Bank Outposts Should Be RemovedIsrael Smuggled Starlink Systems Into Iran, Former PM SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Netanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell Trump