Haaretz Editorial12:39 AM • June 10 2026 IDTSince a Knesset majority could not be found to pass a law exempting the ultra-Orthodox from conscription – even after fruitless discussions that lasted more than three and a half years and wasted thousands of hours of work time for lawmakers, experts and civil servants – the governing coalition has found a solution: a Basic Law on Torah study, which will be brought for its first of four required votes on Wednesday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Ultra-OrthodoxIDFKnessetIsraeli politicsIsrael Supreme CourtCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTerror AttackWest BankGulfLebanonGermany-IsraelRachel Goldberg-PolinHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWatchdog: Cabinet Only Discussed Cyber Threats Once in the Decade Before Oct. 7When Inequality Becomes Law: The Basic Law on Torah StudyHow Trump Turned Israel Into Washington's PunchlineA Decade of Pogroms and Jewish Terror: Welcome to the 60th Year of OccupationIsrael's Palestinian Citizens Don't Have to Apologize for Each Terror AttackRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over GazaHow the U.S. Air Force Is Turning Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport Into Its Own Base