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Israeli Draft Evasion Law Likely to Be Overturned Before October Elections

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First reported by Now 14 · Jul 15, 2026

What happened

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. The coalition's efforts have failed politically and legally, despite passing related legislation earlier in the week.

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.

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