New Israeli bill carries jail term for dissuading Christians from joining IDF – report

‘A Knesset committee has approved a bill prescribing jail terms to anyone who discourages Christians – including Christian Arabs – from volunteering for military service or advocates desertion. Activists say the bill violates Arab citizens’ “freedom of expression.”
The bill was given the go-ahead by the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee last week, according to Haaretz. Arab members of the Israeli Knesset had criticized the initiative arguing this would violate freedom of expression. It comes amid the ongoing debate in Arab communities on whether Christians should in fact volunteer for military service.’
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