A ministerial committee is to discuss on Monday a bill that would force the Defense Ministry to buy made-in-Israel uniforms for soldiers. Textile plant owners have pushed the bill because of a growing threat that imports will force the closure of local factories.
An unusual coalition of Knesset Members has backed the bill, including MKs Shelly Yechimovich (Labor), Moshe Gafne (United Torah Judaism), Dov Khenin,(left wing-Arab Hadash), Moshe Kahlon (Likud), David Azoulay (Shas) and MK Benny Elon (National Union).