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Ultra-Orthodox Parties Demand Personal Guarantees on Conscription Law
Ultra-Orthodox parties are demanding personal commitments from all 48 members of the "Change Bloc" to support a conscription exemption law as a condition for forming an alternative government.
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What happened
- 01Ultra-Orthodox parties demand personal signatures from 48 Change Bloc members on conscription exemption.
- 02A one-year freeze on conscription enforcement is proposed by the Change Bloc.
- 03The High Court of Justice has previously ruled against non-enforcement of conscription.
- 04IDF opposes halting conscription arrests, even if universally applied.
- 05An override clause is demanded to counter potential High Court rulings against the law.
- 06Haredi parties may break a promise by joining a government without a settled conscription law.
Negotiations are underway, with proposals including a one-year enforcement freeze and an override clause, but face legal and security challenges. The Haredi parties may also break a promise by joining a government before the law is passed.
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