When inequality becomes law: The Basic Law on Torah study

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When inequality becomes law: The Basic Law on Torah study
Haaretz Editorial

12:39 AM • June 10 2026 IDT

Since a Knesset majority could not be found to pass a law exempting the ultra-Orthodox from conscription – even after fruitless discussions that lasted more than three and a half years and wasted thousands of hours of work time for lawmakers, experts and civil servants – the governing coalition has found a solution: a Basic Law on Torah study, which will be brought for its first of four required votes on Wednesday.

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