The Knesset's legal advisor submitted a formal opinion to the High Court of Justice Sunday, arguing that the coalition-backed bill granting immunity from arrest to draft-evading yeshiva students contains substantial legal flaws and is likely to be struck down, according to a report by ynet.
The Knesset legal advisor submitted a formal opinion to the High Court of Justice on Sunday, arguing that the coalition-backed bill granting immunity from arrest to draft-evading yeshiva students is fundamentally flawed and likely to be struck down, according to a report by ynet. The submission marks a significant escalation in institutional opposition to the bill.
The opinion follows earlier legal objections raised today. At 12:21 Jerusalem, the legal advisor submitted a position to the High Court citing a flaw in the legislative process, stating the bill's content exceeded the original proposal's scope and constituted a "new subject," and that the process did not meet the required high standard given post-October 7 circumstances. The advisor's initial submission noted the process "does not meet the required high standard," and a subsequent version specified two interrelated flaws: scope expansion and insufficient legislative standards. The new opinion goes further, declaring the bill itself fundamentally flawed.
As The Zioneer previously reported, institutional opposition has been mounting. On July 24, the Attorney General told the High Court the law freezing arrests of Haredi yeshiva students is unconstitutional. On June 29, the Attorney General and Military Advocate General jointly opposed the bill, arguing it creates a bypass track around the conscription law and legitimizes draft evasion. On July 1, the Knesset legal advisor warned the bill was flawed and likely to be struck down.
The High Court has yet to rule on the matter. The bill's fate remains uncertain as legal challenges mount.
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