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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

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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Ultra-Orthodox Parties Demand Personal Guarantees on Conscription Law
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What happened

  1. 01Ultra-Orthodox parties demand personal signatures from 48 Change Bloc members on conscription exemption.
  2. 02A one-year freeze on conscription enforcement is proposed by the Change Bloc.
  3. 03The High Court of Justice has previously ruled against non-enforcement of conscription.
  4. 04IDF opposes halting conscription arrests, even if universally applied.
  5. 05An override clause is demanded to counter potential High Court rulings against the law.
  6. 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.

Translated and summarized by baba from JDN, the latest report. Read JDN’s original

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