Haaretz Editorial01:30 AM • July 16 2026 IDTThe High Court of Justice has issued a temporary injunction against the law that prohibits the arrest of Haredi draft dodgers and deserters from taking effect. It instructed the government to explain why it should not be struck down, thereby implying that the expanded panel of judges that is considering this law intends to do so itself, given the law's discriminatory nature.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFKnessetHaredim Benjamin NetanyahuIsrael-Gaza WarOctober 7Israel Supreme CourtEyal ZamirCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamPollKnesset Israel ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu's Delusional Iran Campaign Damaged Israel as Deeply as October 7Yonatan Hun and His Parents Are Harassing MeLindsey Graham Wasn't Israel's Friend – He Was a Friend of Its Worst InstinctsFor First Time, Poll Shows Opposition Defeating Netanyahu Without Arab PartiesU.S. Strikes Iran Again as Tehran Warns of 'Existential War' With AmericaRemembering 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?Ro Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimEisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?Rahm Emanuel Wants to Save Israel. But Are Israelis Listening?
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The High Court of Justice has issued a temporary injunction against the law that prohibits the arrest of Haredi draft dodgers and deserters from taking effect.













