Deputy Attorney General Avital Sompolinsky read the government legal adviser's formal position on the Basic Law: Torah Study bill during a Knesset Committee session on Monday, saying "legislating a Basic Law chapter is no small matter." The move signals ongoing government legal opposition to the proposed legislation, which would enshrine the right to Torah study.
Deputy Attorney General Avital Sompolinsky on Monday presented the official position of the government's legal counsel during a Knesset Committee session on the Basic Law: Torah Study bill. According to the statement, Sompolinsky read the legal adviser's stance, remarking that "legislating a Basic Law chapter is no small matter." The intervention marks the latest legal opposition to a bill that has divided coalition and opposition alike.
This development comes after weeks of debate: on June 9 the Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved the bill for a preliminary Knesset vote; Knesset Legal Adviser Sagit Afik formally opposed the bill's transfer to the Knesset Committee on June 22, a procedural obstacle that continues to slow its progress. The legislation, advanced by Shas, has drawn international criticism from allies and triggered debate over its clause equating Torah study with national service. What remains to be seen is whether the government's legal objections will stall the bill ahead of its planned first reading.
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