Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid Party) said Sunday that his proposed bill that would deny voting rights to those who refuse to report for Israel Defense Forces enlistment would not apply to Arabs.

“The Arab public in the State of Israel isn’t summoned to enlist, so it doesn’t apply to them,” Lapid told the Kan News public channel.

The legislation that intends to deny ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, Jewish men the right to vote for the Knesset “applies only to people who received a draft notice, are healthy, can come to the induction base and chose not to,” he said.

According to the Israeli Security Service Law, also known as the Israeli Defense Service Law, all citizens and permanent residents are equally obligated to report for military or national service. However, the ID

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