Ministerial committee approves Basic Law: Torah Study; Haredi parties call it merely declarative without equal-status clause

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved the Basic Law: Torah Study, which is expected to go to a preliminary Knesset vote tomorrow. Sources in the Haredi parties said the law remains merely declarative without a clause equating the status of Torah scholars with that of IDF service members.

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1. 13:46 · 9 JunLatest

   Haredi parties call law merely declarative without equal-status clause for Torah scholars

2. 12:53 · 9 Jun

   Ministerial committee approves Basic Law: Torah Study for Knesset vote

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