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Sofer Withdraws from Oct 27 Election After Draft-Evasion Bill

7/15/2026

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Sofer announced he will not run in Israel’s October 27 election after the Knesset approved a bill temporarily halting arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft-evasion suspects.
He said his term helped tens of thousands immigrate to Israel.
Bezalel Smotrich, party leader, regretted Sofer’s exit and said Moshe Solomon was removed from committees after voting against a Torah-study law.

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Sofer announced he will not run in Israel’s October 27 election after the Knesset approved a bill temporarily halting arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft-evasion suspects.
He said his term helped tens of thousands immigrate to Israel.
Bezalel Smotrich, party leader, regretted Sofer’s exit and said Moshe Solomon was removed from committees after voting against a Torah-study law.