Israel's Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Shielding Draft-Dodging Haredim
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Israel's Supreme Court unanimously canceled a law that had halted legal action against ultra-Orthodox men avoiding military service, citing fundamental procedural flaws in its passage.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Supreme Court nullified law protecting draft-dodging Haredim.
- Law was passed by Knesset before elections.
- Court cited fundamental procedural defects.
- Legal proceedings against dodgers were frozen.
- Haredi parties pressured for the law's passage.
Israel's High Court of Justice, sitting as an expanded nine-judge panel, unanimously overturned a law that had frozen legal proceedings against ultra-Orthodox men evading mandatory military service. The court ruled that the amendment, passed by the Knesset shortly before its dissolution, fundamentally exceeded the scope of the original bill presented for its first reading. This procedural defect, according to the ruling authored by Justice Noam Solberg, necessitated the law's cancellation.
The law, enacted in July under pressure from ultra-Orthodox parties, had halted criminal measures against draft dodgers until November 30. It also extended the validity of administrative orders until three months after the formation of a new government, effectively freezing arrests for at least six months during the election period.
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