5 weeks ago MK Yaakov Litzman (UTJ) announced that he was preparing to propose a law that would make it illegal to ban haredim.
Today MK Litzman formally submitted his law proposal. According to the proposed law, it would be illegal to ban haredim, or to express hostility to them, for any reason. The punishment for someone who does, according to Litzman's proposal, would be 10 years in prison. And, any results gained by such a crime would be reversed.
(source: NRG)
While I agree haredim should not be banned, just like other groups should not be banned, I find it strange to submit a law against banning just haredim. It should be illegal to ban anybody, or it should be legal to ban anybody - one way or the other. The haredi community is not unique in this regard. Don't ban haredim, don't ban women, don't ban Ethiopians, don't ban Russians, don't ban Conservative Jews, don't ban Reform Jews, don't ban yeshiva students, don't ban university students, don't ban Settlers, don't ban people who dodged IDF service, don't ban people who served in the IDF, don't ban immigrants, don't ban the elderly, etc. Make the crime equal for all of them and make the punishment the same for all.
