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Shas Council Warns Supreme Court: Targeting Yeshiva Students Harms National Security

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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 2 hours ago

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The Shas Council of Torah Sages told Israel's Supreme Court that arresting yeshiva students threatens national security, ahead of a hearing on petitions against a law freezing their arrests. The court heard arguments that the law violated Knesset procedures, with no government lawyer present. Petitioners included major political figures and organizations.

01Shas Council says arresting yeshiva students harms Israel's spiritual and national security.
02Supreme Court held a nine-justice panel hearing on petitions against the freeze on yeshiva student arrests.
03Government did not send a lawyer to defend the law during the hearing.
04Petitioners included Yair Lapid, Avigdor Lieberman, and civil organizations.
05Knesset legal advisor argued the law violated parliamentary rules by introducing a new subject.
06Justice Sohlberg pressed for clarity on legislative procedures; advisor suggested law might be invalidated.

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