Netanyahu will support the military conscription law by including Arabs and ultra-Orthodox
Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that only will support the new law on military recruitment and national service if it includes all Israeli citizens, including Arab and the ultra-Orthodox population.
"Do not take a vote a law that does not require the recruitment equal to ultra-Orthodox and Arabs," said Netanyahu, as reported by the Israeli daily Haaretz.
The prime minister has given response to the news and who reported that the Act may, exempting students from the 'yeshiva' (center studies the Torah and the Talmud for Orthodox youth) of compulsory military service in exchange for meet civil service would be extended to support this group. This Act was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court in February, expires in August.
Before Netanyahu's statements, members of the Yisrael Beitenu coalition and HaBayit Hayehudi, had announced their withdrawal from Plesner Committee - which is trying the case - arguing that "the Israeli public is favoring Arabic."
Moreover, a source close to Netanyahu said that the head of state will meet with Kadima leader and member of the coalition government, Shaul Mofaz, to discuss "how to fix the problem created by the committee."
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