The Knesset Committee approved the final wording of the Basic Law: Torah Study on Tuesday afternoon. The bill is expected to go to a vote in the Knesset plenum Wednesday, the coalition's latest step toward enshrining Torah study's legal status as a quasi-constitutional law.
The Knesset Committee approved the final version of the Basic Law: Torah Study on Tuesday afternoon, setting the stage for a plenum vote Wednesday. The committee's approval comes after weeks of coalition-led procedural maneuvering to advance the legislation, including a contested transfer of the bill from the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee to the Knesset Committee earlier this month. The legal adviser to the Knesset formally opposed that transfer, but coalition leaders pressed forward. The bill, if passed, would provide a quasi-constitutional framework for Torah study, which Haredi parties have described as declarative without an explicit equal-status clause comparing Torah scholars to IDF soldiers. Opposition leaders have condemned the legislation as harmful to national security and the principle of equal burden-sharing. The final wording approved Tuesday could determine the coalition's ability to secure a majority in the plenum vote.
5 developments
- DevelopingKnesset Committee approves Basic Law: Torah Study for final readings; plenum vote next week
- StrongKnesset Committee approves transfer of Torah Study Basic Law; legal adviser opposes
- DevelopingCoalition Chairman Katz: Knesset Committee Weighing Alternatives to Torah Study Basic Law Wording
- StrongKnesset passes Basic Law: Torah Study after Likud demands removal of 'significant service' clause
Source and signal
- Open-source intake