Porush: Majority of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel oppose the arrest of Torah scholars
MK Meir Porush reported that the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee approved the bill which, in his words, 'stops the criminal arrest of Torah scholars.' According to Porush, the approval of the bill constitutes a…
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A Knesset committee has approved a bill that would halt the arrest of Torah students, according to MK Meir Porush. Porush frames the vote as reflecting majority opposition to such arrests among Jews in Israel. The bill now heads to a final plenary vote expected this week, making its passage a near-term political test.