The Knesset Committee approved the Basic Law: Torah Study on Tuesday afternoon, advancing the bill toward its first-reading plenum vote. Coalition sources told C14 the bill will pass, as the coalition is racing to pass several more laws before the election recess.
Coalition sources told C14 the bill will pass, as the coalition is racing to advance several more laws before the Knesset disperses for elections. The Knesset Committee approved the Basic Law: Torah Study on Tuesday afternoon, moving the bill toward its first-reading plenum vote.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday (14:22 Jerusalem), the Knesset Committee approval followed opposition protests during the committee session. The bill, which would effectively equate full-time Torah study with military service, was also approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation earlier in the day (The Zioneer, Tue Jun 9, 13:46 Jerusalem). Attorney Yossi Fuchs, the cabinet secretary, has been negotiating wording changes with Religious Zionism party lawmakers to secure their support (The Zioneer, Tue Jun 9, 10:45 Jerusalem).
The coalition's accelerated legislative push comes as the Knesset is expected to disperse for elections. Haredi parties have said the current version of the law remains merely declarative without a clause equating Torah scholars with IDF service members (The Zioneer, Tue Jun 9, 13:46 Jerusalem).
The bill's final wording was approved by the committee on Tuesday afternoon, with a plenum vote expected Wednesday.
5 developments
- StrongKnesset Committee approves transfer of Torah Study Basic Law; legal adviser opposes
- DevelopingKnesset advances Basic Law equating Torah study with IDF service
- DevelopingReligious Zionist party expected to back Basic Law: Torah Study in Knesset vote tomorrow
- StrongMinisterial committee approves Basic Law: Torah Study; Haredi parties call it merely declarative without equal-status clause
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