17.06.2011                      15.Siwan, 5771 

Diskrimination:

AG to Netanyahu: Stop bill giving preference to IDF veterans

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein tells Prime Minister that the bill, which gives preference to applicants for government jobs who are veterans of Israel Defense Forces, is discriminatory.

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein sent a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu asking him stop a bill that gives preference to applicants for government jobs who are veterans of Israel Defense Forces service or national service.

The bill was approved last month for a preliminary reading by the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee. Weinstein's letter represents a blow to Yisrael Beitenu party, which is sponsoring the bill….