Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsAnalysis The Basic Law on Torah study embodies neglect, discrimination and the deep moral rot of privileging draft dodgers over people who serve in the army ■ After three and a half years in which a crime gang has governed Israel,what was once considered inconceivable no longer seems particularly shockingShare 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 formatSubscribeYossi Verter06:01 AM • July 03 2026 IDTIt would be impossible to think of a more fitting way to mark the thousandth day since Hamas' massacre on October 7, 2023 and the ensuing war than the bill that passed its first of three required votes on day 999. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HamasUltra-OrthodoxLikudKnessetIsraeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuIsraeli judiciary October 7IDFIsrael Supreme CourtCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza AidTwo-state SolutionMelat KirosChatGPTSerj TankianHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's Parliament Passed a Basic Law That Embodies the Rot of This GovernmentWithout Thorough Probe, Israel Doomed to Repeat October 7 FailuresIsrael Chose Bad Time to Recognize Armenian Genocide. Especially for ArmeniaIDF: Reservist Severely Injured in 'Close-quarters Encounter' in South LebanonWhat Stands in the Way of Israel Persecuting the Journalists It Hates?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionArab World Erupts Over Egypt–Iran LGBT 'Pride Match' in Seattle