An explanatory statement regarding the proposal cited “the security risk involved in the entry of external elements into prisons” as the reason for the bill being put forward.

Internal fighting among ultra-Orthodox coalition partners doomed the controversial legislation to bar international monitors from Israeli detention facilities after a boycott left…

An explanatory statement regarding the proposal cited “the security risk involved in the entry of external elements into prisons” as the reason for the bill being put forward.

The bill was defeated 41-36 in the Israeli parliament, after ultra-Orthodox coalition parties boycotted the vote over unrelated political disputes, Israeli media reported.