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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in his favorite space: it\u2019s the limbo between decision and indecision <\/p>\n
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Is the draft exemption law an indicator of Netanyahu\u2019s direction? Hard to say. Because it\u2019s such a socially explosive law\u2014capable of sparking crisis and conflict across the public, coalition and opposition, even within parties\u2014its passage might hint he intends not to run for reelection again, or that \u201chis time has passed.\u201d Because why would he leave behind a controversial legacy law in his party when all he wants is to prolong his tenure.<\/p>\n
But if he does intend to run again, the expectation is that Netanyahu will first try to secure the Haredi parties to pass the budget without the conscription law but with large amounts of money, legislation and widened powers, and push the draft law into the next government.<\/p>\n
One thing is certain: Netanyahu is now in his favorite space\u2014aside from the king\u2011suite at the Israeli Air Force museum or a luxury hotel with his billionaire pals: it\u2019s the limbo between decision and indecision, when you can still throw all the balls up in the air, dribble, explode large, surprise. In other words, he\u2019s still hesitating, agonizing and above all not rushing a decision until he\u2019s sure what causes him the least personal damage. The dilemma is clear: in a pre\u2011election period, should he prefer keeping the Haredim in his government or head to elections with the campaign message that he refused to extend the evasion law.<\/p>\n
Avigdor Liberman, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, blames the IDF for the Haredi recruitment fiasco. \u201cThe army failed miserably,\u201d he says. He is seeking alternative means of removing rights from the evaders\u2014and some he simply doesn\u2019t like. After his proposal (alongside Yair Lapid) to strip the vote from non\u2011conscripts drew harsh criticism, Knesset lawmaker Oded Forer, No.\u202f2 in Yisrael\u202fBeiteinu, is advancing a bill to strip voting rights from all prisoners. His rationale: the Haredim who evade draft duty will be put in prison, where, according to the new law that Lieberman is drafting, they will be prohibited from voting<\/p>\n
In Liberman\u2019s view, no one will oppose this law\u2014common in many democracies\u2014because voting rights would be removed from anyone jailed, not just dodgers. After the door closed on him, Liberman tries to climb in via the window, even if it has bars on it.<\/p>\n
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