According to N12, Shas decided not to send a government attorney to defend the deserters law before the High Court of Justice, instead forwarding a letter from the Council of Torah Sages written by Rabbi Moshe Maya. A party source told N12: 'We have no interest in playing the rigged game of the High Court. We have an interest in voicing the position of Judaism.'
Shas's decision not to send a government attorney to defend the deserters law marks a further escalation in the party's confrontation with the High Court of Justice. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, justices pressed the Knesset's legal advisor during a hearing, leading him to state that the law must be annulled. The letter sent to the court by Rabbi Moshe Maya, a member of the Shas Council of Torah Sages, echoes the party's position that the legal process is predetermined. Rabbi Maya has previously expressed support for grassroots protests against conscription, as The Zioneer reported in June. The High Court has not yet issued a final ruling on the law's validity.
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