Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsIn her response to the High Court, Baharav-Miara wrote that the arrest law creates selective and discriminatory enforcement, which contradicts the fundamental principle of equality before the law. The High Court is set to discuss the petitions against the law on TuesdayShare 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 Maanit10:15 AM • July 25 2026 IDTIsrael Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara informed the High Court of Justice on Friday that a law preventing the arrest of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers must be annulled, after the bill was ratified by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition last week. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtUltra-OrthodoxIDFKnessetIsraeli politicsAttorney General of IsraelCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-Saudi DealIranGazaPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAttorney General: 'Discriminatory' Law Shielding Draft Evaders Must Be AnnulledIsrael's Magyar Moment? Hungary's Lesson: Defeat Populists on Their Own TurfNo U.S. Strikes Reported in Iran as Trump Says Talks With Tehran ContinueAfter Surviving the Gaza War Alone, Two Children Are Reunited With Their MotherThe Real Opponents of Israel's Liberals Aren't ConservativesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'An Israeli Election Surprise Called the Democrats
'Flawed and harmful' • Attorney General: 'Discriminatory' law shielding draft evaders must be annulled
In her response to the High Court, Baharav-Miara wrote that the arrest law creates selective and discriminatory enforcement, which contradicts the fundamental principle of equality before the law. The High Court is set to discuss the petitions against the law on Tuesday









