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Illouz quits Likud, resigns to block draft-evasion bill

8/12/2026

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Dan Illouz resigned from the Knesset after leaving Likud for Yisrael Beytenu.
He quit to block a draft-evasion bill promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yitzhak Goldknopf.
Illouz said the haredi-backed legislation would spur draft evasion, showed Likud had abandoned its values, and urged Likud voters to back Avigdor Liberman for prime minister.
Shabtai Katash, a haredi member of Lod’s Religious Council, will replace Illouz in the Knesset.

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Dan Illouz resigned from the Knesset after leaving Likud for Yisrael Beytenu.
He quit to block a draft-evasion bill promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yitzhak Goldknopf.
Illouz said the haredi-backed legislation would spur draft evasion, showed Likud had abandoned its values, and urged Likud voters to back Avigdor Liberman for prime minister.
Shabtai Katash, a haredi member of Lod’s Religious Council, will replace Illouz in the Knesset.