Israeli Supreme Court Suspends Yeshiva Students' Arrest Freeze Law Amid Political Clash

First reported by Calcalist · 24 hours ago

What happened

The Israeli Supreme Court temporarily halted a law freezing arrests of yeshiva students refusing military service, sparking a fierce political dispute. Coalition leaders rejected the court's order, while opposition figures praised it as upholding the rule of law. The controversy highlights deep divisions over military conscription exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Israelis.

• 01Israeli Supreme Court suspends law freezing arrests of yeshiva students refusing military service.
• 02Coalition leaders Shlomo Karhi and Meir Porush reject court order, urging law enforcement to ignore it.
• 03Opposition, including Yair Lapid, supports court ruling as defense of rule of law.
• 04Karhi claims judges should only rule based on Knesset laws, dismissing court's suspension.
• 05Opposition accuses coalition of spreading misinformation about the law's scope and intent.
• 06The dispute intensifies debate over ultra-Orthodox military conscription exemptions ahead of elections.

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