The Knesset Committee will hold four sessions next week to advance the Basic Law: Torah Study, according to an updated version published Thursday. Knesset Legal Adviser Attorney Sagit Afik warned the committee chair that despite the desire for speed, the legislative process must maintain a "particularly high" standard of propriety.
The Knesset Committee will hold four sessions next week to advance the Basic Law: Torah Study, according to a Thursday update from political correspondent Adamekar. The move follows the bill's passage through ministerial committee approval and a preliminary Knesset vote earlier in June, as The Zioneer reported.
Knesset Legal Adviser Attorney Sagit Afik warned committee chair MK Ofir Katz in a letter that despite the desire to expedite the quasi-constitutional legislation, the process requires a "particularly high" standard of propriety — adding that even full compliance would "not heal the defect" of bypassing the Constitution Committee. The bill, which would effectively equate full-time Torah study with military service, has drawn sharp criticism from opposition and reservist groups, with opponents calling it a threat to equal burden-sharing. The coalition has defended the measure as a declarative recognition of Torah scholars' contribution, with a clause equating their status to IDF soldiers already removed from the draft.
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