In a surprising development in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday morning, committee chair MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud) opted not to hold a vote on a bill that would extend the cutoff age for reservists by three months. The bill, which is currently set to expire on June 30, says that … Read more
The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee is set to discuss the conscription law on Monday, less than a day after the government approved the extension of the reserve service. Another discussion on the subject will take place tomorrow evening. The committee’s chairman, MK Yuli Edelstein, commented on the discussions on the conscription law. … Read more
The Knesset plans to fast-track a bill this week to extend a provision to raise the cutoff age for IDF reservists by three months in an effort to prevent a manpower crisis. According to the temporary provision, which is set to expire on June 30, regular soldiers must serve until age 41 instead of … Read more
The Likud party, from the “top of the pyramid down to the last MKs,” bears “heavy responsibility” for the party’s poor performance in the polls, and must make a collective decision on how to improve the situation, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman MK Yuli Edelstein said during an interview on Channel 12 on … Read more
