Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsThe law was advanced as part of a deal Netanyahu brokered with ultra-Orthodox party leaders in exchange for support for overhaul legislation - and despite the attorney general's office arguing that it served no clear purposeShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNoa Shpigel12:48 AM • July 02 2026 IDTThe Knesset has approved the first reading of the Basic Law: Torah Study, which will grant special status to yeshiva students, despite warnings from the attorney general's office that the bill's purpose remains unclear. The legislation passed 63 to 53.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:JudaismUltra-OrthodoxIDFKnessetIsraeli politicsGadi EisenkotNaftali BennettBenjamin NetanyahuIsraeli judiciary Attorney General of IsraelCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Gaza AidTwo-state SolutionMelat KirosChatGPTSerj TankianHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraelis Need to Hear the Truth About the HostagesThe Bild Case Is Bigger - and More Damaging - Than You ThinkWithout Haaretz, Israelis Wouldn't Know There's an OccupationIDF Cadets Describe Religious Nationalist Ideological Tilt in Training65 Palestinians High Schoolers Arrested This Year by Israel, Advocacy Group SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village