As the 25th Knesset rushes through its final days of legislation before the upcoming elections, a controversial legislative blitz is sparking deep anger across Israel.

Following the passage of the "Basic Law: Torah Study," the Knesset has now approved a security service bill that effectively cancels the arrest of Haredi draft evaders, preventing the IDF from detaining deserters.
For the country’s exhausted reserve soldiers - many returning from intense, multi-month deployments in Lebanon - it feels like a betrayal of their sacrifice.