The Knesset Committee will convene at 10:00 AM today to begin discussions on the Basic Law: Torah Study. The coalition aims to pass the bill in a first reading by Wednesday.
The Knesset Committee is set to convene at 10:00 AM today (Sunday, June 28) to formally begin the legislative debate on the Basic Law: Torah Study — a quasi-constitutional bill that has been the subject of extensive coalition negotiations and procedural maneuvering over the past several weeks. According to a committee announcement, the target is to pass the bill in first reading by Wednesday. The push follows a series of stalled attempts, including an earlier demand by MK Moshe Gafni (Degel HaTorah) for a binding commitment from the committee chair before advancing the vote. As The Zioneer reported on June 22, Gafni had opened a previous committee session by insisting he would not accept another delay after repeated coalition promises on the bill failed to materialize. Knesset Legal Adviser Attorney Sagit Afik has formally opposed the transfer of the bill to the Knesset Committee, ruling that the Constitution Committee's legal counsel must continue to accompany the discussions even after the move — a procedural complication that could slow the bill's progress. The legislation would effectively equate full-time Torah study with IDF service and has drawn sharp criticism from secular and reservist groups.
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