Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026If passed, the law would protect draft evading yeshiva students from being arrested or investigated for at least six months. The IDF chief and Knesset legal advisers heavily criticized the bill, calling it 'impermissible discrimination'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 Shpigel02:46 PM • July 14 2026 IDTIsrael's Knesset is expected to hold its second and third votes on a bill that would suspend the arrest of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, despite opposition from the Knesset's legal advisers and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Ultra-OrthodoxIDFKnessetHaredim Israeli politicsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamHamasDavid ZiniRo KhannaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Seeks Five-year Shin Bet Protection for Family if He Loses ElectionAs Strikes on Iran Renew, Parked U.S. Refuelers Jam Israel's Ben-Gurion AirportAmerican Jews Need New Alliances to Fight Rising AntisemitismGerman MPs Join Global Pressure on Israel Over Jailed Gaza Doctor Abu SafiyaFrom 1948 to October 7: The ultra-Orthodox Draft Remains Israel's Fault LineRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWARo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' Him