Coalition Softens Torah Study Bill, but Haredi Parties Still See Legal Gain
The revised measure keeps Torah study as a foundational value, which Haredi leaders say could strengthen future court arguments over draft exemptions.
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Coalition softens Torah study bill, but Haredi parties still see legal gain
Lawmakers drop clause critics say could grant yeshiva students benefits similar to soldiers, but revised Basic Law still defines Torah study as core value, giving Haredi parties potential leverage in future battles over military draft exemptions
Haredim back down: Controversial clause to be removed from Basic Law on Torah Study
Following a dispute with the Likud, Shas and Degel Hatorah parties agree that the Basic Law on Torah Study will include only the provision stating that Torah study is a fundamental value in Jewish Heritage.
Despite the opposition of Shas and Degel Hatorah to deleting the problematic section in the Basic Law: Torah Study, coalition chairman Ofir Katz reached an agreement with the factions that the law would include a section that eliminates the comparison, and states that Torah study is a "fundamental value in the heritage of the Jewish people." Thus, the bill was approved in the second and third readings.
In a political compromise that marks a significant setback, the Haredi parties announced today (Thursday) that they agree to delete Section 2 of the Basic Law: Torah Study bill, following an explicit demand by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud. The decision comes just days after the law passed its first reading in the Knesset plenum with a majority of 63 MKs. A joint statement by the Degel Hatorah and Shas factions stated that "aft…
Chareidi Parties Reject Changes to Torah Study Basic Law; Rav Dov Landau: “They Won’t Even Honor This Agreement?”
Tensions between the chareidi parties and the Likud intensified on Wednesday after Degel HaTorah informed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that it would oppose any changes to the agreed-upon wording of the proposed Basic Law: Torah Study. Party officials said their position follows explicit instructions from senior gedolim, who insist that the commitments made by the government be honored in full and that the agreement reached in recent weeks n…
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