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Boaz Bismuth

בועז ביסמוט, יו"ר ועדת החוץ והביטחון בדיון על חוק הגיוס
Four core mistakes behind support for Bismuth's conscription bill
Opinion: Once normal, respectful and properly tailored service tracks are built, ultra-Orthodox Israelis can become outstanding soldiers; the debate over the Bismuth bill is drowning in slogans, but four basic errors in its defense demand a serious look
Hagay Lober | 12.05.25
Legislative blitz - less room for public outcry
Bismuth: ‘You can’t force people to enlist’ as Netanyahu pushes draft-exemption bill
Despite coalition strains, Netanyahu is pushing to speed up the draft-exemption bill to limit public backlash, though legal advisers say a legislative 'blitz' is impossible; Bismuth signaled to Haredi voters that he will not support jailing all draft evaders
Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 12.04.25
ח"כ אופיר סופר
Cracks in coalition over draft-exemption law: 'shameful law devoid of any public courage'
Some in Netanyahu's Likud Party have declared that they will vote against it, as Religious Zionism Party Minister Ofir Sofer says he won't support it even at cost of being fired from the government, while other members of his party also having difficulty supporting current version
Amir Ettinger | 12.01.25
בועז ביסמוט בועדת חוץ וביטחון
Legal officials slam Bismuth proposal for enabling Haredi draft evasion
Senior legal officials say the draft principles by Boaz Bismuth, head of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, entrench Haredi draft evasion and restore yeshiva funding without enlistment — calling it unrealistic and unlikely to pass Supreme Court review
Tova Zimuky | 10.17.25
גיוס חרדים
Likud revives contentious ultra-Orthodox draft bill to lure Haredi parties back to coalition
Knesset committee chair Boaz Bismuth unveils core principles for a new draft law to exempt yeshiva students, aiming to bring Shas back to government, drawing sharp backlash from reservists and deepening tensions over equal military service
Amit Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 10.16.25
יולי אדלשטיין במליאת הכנסת
After refusing to advance Haredi draft bill, Likud votes to replace Edelstein as chair of Knesset defense committee
Boaz Bismuth was elected to the position by a majority of 29 to 4, and the Haredi factions expect him to introduce a law that will keep yeshiva students out of the IDF
Moran Azulay, Sivan Hilaie | 07.23.25
Bismuth, Edelstein and Milwidsky
Haredi parties pressure Netanyahu to appoint Likud's Bismuth to chair key Knesset committee
Ultra-Orthodox parties are pressuring Netanyahu to back MK Boaz Bismuth as the next chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, abandoning earlier support for MK Hanoch Milwidsky in a surprise late-night shift
Moran Azulay | 07.23.25
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