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Orthodox conscription bill knocked down by Knesset, as ministers plan new proposal

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A bill aimed at lowering the age at which members of the ultra-Orthodox community can be exempted from military service failed to muster a majority during a Knesset vote on Monday. The vote failed 54-54, after Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi voted against, breaking coalition discipline. The government is working on a new national service bill and it will be brought for a vote in the coming weeks, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said.

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Orthodox conscription bill knocked down by Knesset, as ministers plan new proposal

Meretz MK breaks coalition discipline in protest of Negev unrest and 'racist and fascist' Citizenship Law; High Court demands government advance clear draft rules

2 years ago·Jerusalem, Israel

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