The Knesset Committee concluded its second debate on the Basic Law: Torah Study on Monday afternoon. Per the coalition's procedural track, the committee will begin voting on the bill's articles on Tuesday, with a first Knesset reading expected on Wednesday.
The Knesset Committee completed its second deliberation on the Basic Law: Torah Study at around 13:57 Monday, clearing the way for a committee vote on the bill's individual articles on Tuesday. According to the coalition's announced schedule, the legislation is then expected to go to a first Knesset reading on Wednesday.
This marks the latest procedural milestone for a bill that has generated sustained political debate. As The Zioneer has reported across several stages this month, the Basic Law: Torah Study aims to enshrine the legal status of full-time Torah study relative to military service. The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved the bill on June 9, and it passed a preliminary Knesset vote shortly after. Subsequent negotiations, led by Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs, produced changes to the text following the preliminary vote. Transferring the bill from the Constitution Committee to the Knesset Committee was approved on June 22 over the legal adviser's objection. Marathon debates preceded Monday's session.
The coalition plans to bring the legislation to its first reading by Wednesday. The bill continues to face opposition from secular and reservist groups, as well as procedural objections from Knesset legal counsel. The Knesset Committee vote on the articles Tuesday will test coalition discipline ahead of the plenum vote the following day.
2 developments
- StrongKnesset Committee approves transfer of Torah Study Basic Law; legal adviser opposes
- StrongKnesset debates on Torah Study Basic Law moved to Sunday, alongside kashrut reform hearing
- DevelopingKnesset committee advances Basic Law equating Torah study with IDF service
- StrongMinisterial committee approves Basic Law: Torah Study; Haredi parties call it merely declarative without equal-status clause
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