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Protests Erupt Over Military Draft Exemptions Amid Criticism

11/29/2025

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Former national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi criticized Boaz Bismuth, a Likud MK, for enabling evasion of military service.
The bill preserves exemptions for full-time yeshiva students and ignores the IDF's urgent recruitment needs.
Protests erupted against the draft as opposition leaders denounced the legislation as inadequate.
The Supreme Court ordered the government to present a viable conscription plan, noting exemptions' 'flagrant inequality' and the IDF's need for 12,000 more soldiers.

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Former national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi criticized Boaz Bismuth, a Likud MK, for enabling evasion of military service.
The bill preserves exemptions for full-time yeshiva students and ignores the IDF's urgent recruitment needs.
Protests erupted against the draft as opposition leaders denounced the legislation as inadequate.
The Supreme Court ordered the government to present a viable conscription plan, noting exemptions' 'flagrant inequality' and the IDF's need for 12,000 more soldiers.