A survey aired Sunday evening on Channel 14's program 'Sheva' found that 61% of respondents believe arresting yeshiva students harms their willingness to enlist in the IDF, and 47% said a Basic Law enshrining Torah study is worthy of inclusion in Israel's book of laws, according to the broadcast.
A survey aired Sunday evening on Channel 14's 'Sheva' program gauged public attitudes toward the draft of yeshiva students and ongoing legislative efforts. According to the broadcast, 61% of respondents said that arresting yeshiva students for evading conscription harms their willingness to enlist in the IDF. 47% stated that the proposed Basic Law: Torah Study — which would constitutionally equate full-time Torah learning with military service — is worthy of being inscribed in Israel's book of laws.
The poll comes as coalition-backed legislation on the matter, which has advanced through preliminary Knesset stages, continues to draw criticism from reservist families and opposition factions. The full methodology of the survey was not detailed in the broadcast.
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