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Far-Right Lawmakers Appointed to Key Knesset Committees

12/19/2025

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The Knesset will appoint two far-right lawmakers to chair the Education and Health Committees after Shas withdrew from coalition roles.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced MK Zvi Sukkot's appointment to Education Committee.
MK Limor Son Har-Melech will lead the Health Committee.
Both appointments require Knesset House Committee approval.
About 80,000 ultra-Orthodox men eligible for service have not enlisted, while critics say preserving yeshiva exemptions promotes religious coercion and undermines judicial independence.

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Story summary

The Knesset will appoint two far-right lawmakers to chair the Education and Health Committees after Shas withdrew from coalition roles.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced MK Zvi Sukkot's appointment to Education Committee.
MK Limor Son Har-Melech will lead the Health Committee.
Both appointments require Knesset House Committee approval.
About 80,000 ultra-Orthodox men eligible for service have not enlisted, while critics say preserving yeshiva exemptions promotes religious coercion and undermines judicial independence.