The Israeli government has requested a delay in the debate on the draft law and the response to the appeals on the issue, according to Israeli media on Thursday.
Member of Knesset Avigdor Liberman commented on the decision in a post on X. "Instead of internalizing the situation in which the State of Israel is, and the importance of service in the IDF, the government submitted another request to postpone the discussion on the conscription law."
"I expect that the additional lagging out of a political consideration will be outrightly rejected by the Supreme Court," he added.
במקום להפנים את המצב בו מדינת ישראל נמצאת, ואת חשיבות השירות בצה״ל, הממשלה הגישה בקשה נוספת לדחות את הדיון על חוק הגיוס.אני מצפה שנסיון המריחה הנוסף מתוך שיקול פוליטי-קואליציוני, ידחה על ידי בית המשפט העליון על הסף.
— אביגדור ליברמן (@AvigdorLiberman) April 25, 2024
The Movement for Quality in Israel and Israel's Defensive Shield stated on response, "The government's request for a postponement is another blatant attempt to evade responsibility, and to ignore the Supreme Court ruling and the government's duty to enforce equal conscription Instead of acting without delay for equal recruitment, the government is once again trying to buy time to protect its political interests at the expense of those who do serve.
"Narrow political considerations must not be allowed to prevail over the good of the country and the rule of law. Every day of postponement damages national resilience and places a burden on those who serve. The time has come for yeshiva students to bear part of the burden, like every other young person in Israel. The petitioners ask the Supreme Court to reject this request, which has no grounds, and to rule in favor of justice and equality," the statement concluded.
This is a developing story.