Legal Advisor Warns Yeshiva Exemption Bill Violates Equality and Constitution
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First reported by N12 · 2 hours ago
What happened
Miri Frenkel Shor, legal advisor to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, condemned a bill exempting yeshiva students from arrest for draft evasion as unconstitutional discrimination. The bill grants selective immunity without ensuring military enlistment, risking Supreme Court rejection. It forms part of a package including the Basic Law: Torah Study and could extend exemptions until early 2027.
- 01Legal advisor calls yeshiva exemption bill unconstitutional and discriminatory.
- 02Bill exempts yeshiva students from arrest for draft evasion until November, with oversight.
- 03Exemption grants immunity from criminal sanctions not available to the general public.
- 04Bill linked to Basic Law: Torah Study and coalition agreements with ultra-Orthodox parties.
- 05Supreme Court rulings prohibit discrimination in military service, cited against the bill.
- 06Exemption could last until January 27, 2027, due to election-related extensions.
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