Eisenkot’s petition accused Smotrich of attempting to “spread hatred, lies, and mislead voters,” stating that “there is no place for lying, deception, and manipulation in the current election system.
The bill seeks to enshrine Torah study in the country’s Basic Law as part of a proposal that critics argue encourages draft evasion and changes the status of yeshiva students who do not serve.
Halevi is a member of the Likud Constitution Committee, which will hold a vote on changing the primary system in a way that could grant Netanyahu authority to select candidates for the highest slots.
The officer was released without restrictions. The investigation was initiated last week, as several videos were circulated around social media showing the assaults.
State Attorney Amit Aisman warned that the Mahash reform under the Justice Ministry could expose sensitive investigations to political pressure. The law passed Knesset and faces High Court petition.
Urich has been indicted for allegedly leaking classified military information to the German outlet, Bild, after the military censor barred publishing the information in Israeli media.
The evidentiary hearing is being held before Ramle Magistrate’s Court President Judge Menahem Mizrahi at the Tel Aviv District Court building, where the case was moved for security reasons.
The immediate next stages are remaining defense evidence, summaries, and then judgment, with the judges having three versions of the same broader story.
Netanyahu cannot afford to be seen as folding under American-Iranian pressure, after presenting the hold on the security zone in Lebanon as a strategic achievement.
Leader of the Democrats party, Yair Golan, called to “block every shekel that finances draft evasion,” as well as institutions that incite against service.
When asked if Israelis could expect to vote for her in the upcoming election, former justice minister Ayelet Shaked told The Jerusalem Post, “You’ll have to wait.”
