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Moshe Arbel resigns, leads citrus exporter as draft bill looms.

5/17/2026

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Moshe Arbel resigned from the Knesset and will become chair of Mehadrin, the largest citrus exporter, days before the coalition plans to advance a contentious haredi draft bill.
Erez Malul, next on the Shas party list, is set to take Arbel’s Knesset seat.
Arbel previously urged universal military service and labeled haredi draft exemptions “hitchhikers.”
Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel said the timing suggests pressure on lawmakers over the draft bill.

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Story summary

Moshe Arbel resigned from the Knesset and will become chair of Mehadrin, the largest citrus exporter, days before the coalition plans to advance a contentious haredi draft bill.
Erez Malul, next on the Shas party list, is set to take Arbel’s Knesset seat.
Arbel previously urged universal military service and labeled haredi draft exemptions “hitchhikers.”
Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel said the timing suggests pressure on lawmakers over the draft bill.