Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsDefense Minister Katz and Cabinet Secretary Fuchs urged key Knesset committee chairman Boaz Bismuth to back a temporary halt to the arrest of Haredi draft evaders, warning of 'a real concern' of a rupture with the ultra-Orthodox community that could 'lead to civil war'Share 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 formatSubscribeNoa Shpigel03:52 PM • June 28 2026 IDTIsrael's Defense Minister Israel Katz appealed to Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Boaz Bismuth on Sunday morning, requesting a discussion on a temporary provision that would freeze the arrests of yeshiva students evading military conscription for three months. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtIsrael protestIDFLikudKnessetHaredim Israeli politicsIsraeli electionsIsrael KatzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackIsrael CrimeWest BankHezbollahHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's Defense Minister Asks Knesset to Halt Haredi Draft Dodgers ArrestsIDF: Israeli Soldier Killed in Clash With Hezbollah Militant in Southern LebanonFlamingos, Kushner and Israeli Businessman: Inside Albania's Political FirestormIsraeli Settlers Reportedly Storm, Vandalize Palestinian West Bank VillagesHind Rajab Foundation Asks U.S. to Arrest Israel's Ben-Gvir Ahead of NYC VisitRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?A Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierIsrael, the Country We Love, the Country We're Ashamed OfIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel Ideology