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 shocking

Critics say the bill could preserve state benefits for yeshiva students who avoid military service amid the IDF’s manpower shortage.

The wording in the proposal emphasizes Torah study as “a fundamental value in the heritage of the Jewish people and in the State of Israel.”

The law was advanced as part of a deal Netanyahu brokered with ultra-Orthodox party leaders in exchange for support for overhaul legislation - and despite the attorney general's…

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…