Journalist Daphna Liel (N12) reports that the Religious Zionist faction is expected to vote in favor of the Basic Law: Torah Study in tomorrow's Knesset vote, despite concerns within the party that the bill may constitutionally elevate Torah learners above IDF servicemembers.
N12 political correspondent Daphna Liel reports that the Religious Zionist party, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, is expected to support the Basic Law: Torah Study in a Knesset plenum vote scheduled for Wednesday. The party's backing comes despite internal concerns that the proposed Basic Law could give Torah learners constitutionally superior standing relative to IDF servicemembers. The bill, which has advanced through the Ministerial Committee for Legislation and the Knesset Committee, would for the first time grant basic-law status to the right of full-time Torah study. As The Zioneer has covered, the legislation has drawn legal opposition from the Deputy Attorney General and criticism from allied nations concerned about the equating of Torah study with military service. The party's official position is expected to be announced before the vote.
2 developments
- StrongKnesset Committee approves Basic Law: Torah Study; coalition races ahead of election recess
- StrongMinisterial committee approves Basic Law: Torah Study; Haredi parties call it merely declarative without equal-status clause
- DevelopingKnesset committee advances Basic Law equating Torah study with IDF service
- DevelopingShas and Degel HaTorah Torah Study Basic Law bills diverge in Knesset vote schedule
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