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Knesset panel
Coverage of Knesset panel in the Nexus archive.
- Knesset panel to advance measure freezing arrests of Haredi draft evaders for 90 days
A Knesset panel is advancing a measure to freeze arrests of Haredi draft evaders for 90 days. The proposal, announced by the foreign and defense panel chair, aims to address the Haredi boycott of the coalition, while the opposition criticizes it for equating Torah study with IDF service.
- Knesset panel restores word ‘massacre’ to Oct. 7 memorial bill after backlash
A Knesset panel reinstated the term 'massacre' in a bill commemorating the Oct. 7 attacks after facing backlash. The change followed accusations from bereaved families that the government was attempting to 'erase' history by initially using the term 'events' in the bill's title.