Bismut: Freezing Criminal Proceedings Against Torah Students is a "Tourniquet"
Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, MK Boaz Bismut, said at the opening of the discussion on freezing criminal proceedings against Torah students that the temporary order is a "tourniquet" intended to stop…
Assessment
A Knesset committee chair describes a temporary suspension of criminal proceedings against Torah students as a tourniquet meant to stop what he calls deterioration from arrest policies. The debate, requested by the defense minister and cabinet secretary, frames arrests as weakening the military and Israeli society. Criticism of protests against the chief of staff in Bnei Brak signals growing tension between military service and ultra-Orthodox exemption. The coming question is how long such a temporary measure can hold.