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NEWS
MK Rabbi Gafni Works to Extend Military Deferment for
Yeshiva Students
By Betzalel Kahn
MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni contacted Government Secretary Yisrael
Maimon, urging him to accelerate the renewed approval of the
law that provides military deferments for full-time yeshiva
students.
Several years ago the military deferral law was re-legislated
with a paragraph stipulating that the law would remain valid
for five years and the Knesset would be authorized to grant
extensions of up to five years each unless a deliberation is
held in the Knesset no later than six months before the law
is scheduled to expire.
With the current law scheduled to remain in effect for
another seven months Rabbi Gafni is asking to have it renewed
within the next few weeks. He also spoke with Minister Eli
Yishai since a similar paragraph appears in the coalition
agreement Shas signed with Kadima.
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