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Israel's High Court endorses IDF haredi draft, calls to freeze yeshiva funding

Arye Deri on High Court's interim ruling: I can understand those who don't want to serve in IDF.

The High Court of Justice on Thursday night issued a blockbuster decision endorsing a universal draft, including the Haredi sector, starting April 1 as a matter of principle, while in practice deferring most enforcement until August 9. The decision largely accepted the recommendation of the Attorney-General’s Office on these issues, invoking a legal universal draft immediately but providing months of transition time for the institutions to adjust to the new reality. [...]

The original law that granted the haredi exemption was ruled unconstitutional already in 2017 but did not officially expire until the end of June last year. Prior to its expiration, the government passed a decision to give itself until the end of March 2024 to formulate a new law. State funding for yeshivot is contingent on the number of students with legal exemptions, and with March ending and no new law in sight, the court ruled that there was no longer a legal basis for the funding to continue. [...]

Shas chairman MK Aryeh Deri lambasted the decision in a written statement. “The interim decision that the High Court of Justice gave to immediately halt the yeshiva funding is a mark of Cain and an unprecedented mistreatment of Torah students in the land of the Jews. [...] The Degel Hatorah faction in the United Torah Judaism party expressed outrage at the decision, warning that they would not let it pass without a response.

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-794176

Und ich schätze mal, dass diese Thematik eine deutlich stärkere Belastung für die Gesellschaft in Israel werden wird, als dieses Affentheater um die Justizreform.

Schneemann