According to the source, there are many young haredi men who are not studying in yeshivot, and can provide much needed manpower for the IDF without it even having to draft yeshiva students.
"All of these debates will be had in good time; there is no urgency now. We must first defeat our enemies."
The Supreme Court responded to N12 reporter Amit Segal's report, stating that it views any leaks of the ruling with "great severity," adding that the verdict has not yet been finalized.
Following the passing of the amended 2023 budget last week, the Movement for Quality of Government (MQG) urged in a letter to Baharav-Miara to freeze coalition funds.
Knesset legal representative Yitzhak Beret said that while his office had endeavored to develop its reply by the due date, they needed more time because of the complex nature of the hearing.
One petitioner argued that the law violates Israel's democratic principles.
The sister of the disabled soldier had reportedly claimed that Shraga had charged them NIS 1.5 million for services.
If the petition is accepted, it would be the first time the court heard arguments to abolish a matter of a Basic Law.
A danger of giving this advantage to Interior Ministry appointees would be the reduced autonomy of local government from the state, said petitioners.
"As of today, the arrangement that allows ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students to be exempted from service in the IDF is no longer extant," MQG said.
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