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Israeli Draft Evasion Law Likely to Be Overturned Before October Elections
The Israeli law to halt detention of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders is expected to be overturned and will not be implemented before the October elections, following a Supreme Court indication that it contradicts the law.
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What happened
- 01Israeli law to stop detaining ultra-Orthodox draft evaders likely to be annulled before elections.
- 02Supreme Court hinted the law contradicts existing legal standards.
- 03Law unlikely to be enforced before October elections if current pace continues.
- 04Coalition's political and legal efforts on the law considered a failure.
- 05Basic Law on Torah Study passed earlier won't affect this issue.
- 06A coalition MK opposed canceling draft evader detentions on conscience grounds.
The coalition's efforts have failed politically and legally, despite passing related legislation earlier in the week.
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