MK Hanoch Milbitsky (Likud) praised the Haredi parties' decision to drop demands for a clause equating Torah study with IDF service in the Basic Law: Torah Study, according to a report. The law is expected to remain declarative only.
MK Hanoch Milbitsky (Likud) welcomed the Haredi parties' retreat on the Basic Law: Torah Study, calling it 'excellent' and noting the law will remain declarative only, according to a report. The bill, which seeks to enshrine the exemption of yeshiva students from military service, has been a flashpoint in Israeli politics. As The Zioneer reported, the bill has faced opposition from within the coalition, including MK Moshe Solomon (Religious Zionism), who voted against it in the first reading, citing the heavy toll of the war. The Haredi parties had initially demanded a clause equating Torah study with national service, but have since backed down, leaving the law in its current declarative form.
- StrongMinisterial committee approves Basic Law: Torah Study; Haredi parties call it merely declarative without equal-status clause
- StrongHaredi parties leaning toward accepting PM's proposal for Basic Law: Torah Study
- DevelopingLegal adviser backs away from statement that Torah Study Basic Law mandates equal benefits for yeshiva students and IDF soldiers
- StrongIsraeli ministerial committee advances compromise wording for Torah Study Basic Law
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