Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsThe court also a conditional order instructing the state to explain why the law – opposed by IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and the Knesset's legal advisers – should not be struck down. The petitions argued creates two classes of draft evadersShare 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 formatSubscribeChen Maanit02:54 PM • July 15 2026 IDTIsrael's top court on Wednesday issued a temporary injunction suspending until further notice a law passed by the coalition late Tuesday that would shield ultra-Orthodox draft evaders from arrest.Loading...CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamPollKnesset Israel ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTop Court Freezes Divisive Law Halting Arrests of ultra-Orthodox Draft EvadersRo Khanna 'More Disturbed by Israel's Lies Than Being Detained in West Bank'Trump Promised to Open Hormuz, but It's Iran That's Still Calling the ShotsNo Dignity at Allenby: Palestinian Babies 'Are Suffocating in 95°F Heat'Rights Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Sanctions on Those Aiding ICC Israel ProbeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Made in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelRo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimEisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?