Haaretz Editorial01:10 AM • July 14 2026 IDTNearly three years of a demanding war was supposed to lead to legislation that would give special recognition to members of the armed forces. Instead, the government is pushing a bill for a Basic Law that would establish "Torah study as a fundamental value in the heritage of the Jewish people and the State of Israel." Thus, it will give special treatment to the people who dodge the draft and disparage those who serve in the military.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtUltra-OrthodoxIDFKnessetHaredim Benjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamHamasDavid ZiniRo KhannaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Sows Social Division by Excluding Arab PartiesPoll: Eisenkot Leads Over Likud, Opposition Lacks Majority Without Arab PartiesHaredim Expect Secular Tel Avivians to Die for the Flag While They're in YeshivaHaaretz CartoonKnesset Ratifies Bill Giving Jewish Religious Studies Special StatusRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA