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 office arguing that it served no clear purpose
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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 office arguing that it served no clear purpose
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12:48 AM • July 02 2026 IDT
The Knesset has approved the first reading of the Basic Law: Torah Study, which will grant special status to yeshiva students, despite warnings from the attorney general's office that the bill's purpose remains unclear. The legislation passed 63 to 53.
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