Goldknopf Called for the Release of Haredi Draft Evaders Ahead of the Holidays

What Happened

After visiting Prison No. 10, Goldknopf spoke out against the stringent incarceration conditions of Haredim imprisoned for evading military service. He claimed that the prisoners were hungry and felt unwell, and that they should spend the holidays at home with their families.

The Legal and Political Context

At the same time, Basic Law: Torah Study and a bill concerning military service, relating to the integration of yeshiva students, are being debated in the Knesset. MK Moshe Solomon of the Religious Zionism party said that he was prepared to support only a narrow and specific arrangement of the arrest issue. The source does not report the enactment of a law, any change in incarceration conditions, or a decision to release the prisoners.

Reactions

MK Chili Tropper, chairman of the Zionist Home—The Reservists party, criticized the claims that the prisoners were going hungry. He compared their situation with that of soldiers, who subsist on field rations and for nearly three years have not spent the holidays at home.

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