Haredi parties are advancing the Torah Study Basic Law ahead of the freeze on arrests of draft-dodging yeshiva students, to provide legal cover against expected petitions, according to N12 journalist Eli Hirsman. The coalition also plans to later discuss canceling the kashrut reform and implementing gender segregation in academia.
New details from Eli Hirsman (N12) shed light on the Haredi legislative blitz: the coalition is prioritizing the Basic Law: Torah Study over the freeze on arrests of draft-dodging yeshiva students, using the Torah Study law to provide legal cover against anticipated petitions challenging the freeze. The Basic Law is expected to establish a constitutional status for Torah study, potentially shielding the freeze from court scrutiny. Additionally, the coalition plans to later discuss canceling the kashrut reform and implementing gender segregation in academia. This follows the earlier report that the coalition aims to pass nine laws in an 84-hour blitz, as The Zioneer reported earlier today. The Haredi parties have long sought the Basic Law as a declarative measure, but this new sequencing suggests a strategic effort to protect the freeze from legal challenges.
3 developments
- DevelopingCoalition leaders agree: Basic Law Torah Study and freeze on draft-dodger arrests to pass before Knesset disperses
- StrongUnited Torah Judaism joins Shas in blocking coalition legislation unless draft-evader arrests end and Torah study Basic Law passes
- DevelopingHaredi source: draft-evader arrest-freeze bill stands alone, not tied to Torah Study Basic Law
- StrongHaredi parties leaning toward accepting PM's proposal for Basic Law: Torah Study
Source and signal
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