RESIGNS IN PROTEST: Deputy FM Sharren Haskel Quits Government After Knesset Passes Draft Arrest Freeze Law
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel resigned from the government on Tuesday after voting against the law freezing the arrest of Bnei Yeshiva classified as draft evaders, declaring, “I can no longer stand by.” The legislation was passed by the Knesset following a heated debate by a 59-54 vote. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu entered the plenum […]