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Tag: Israeli High Court

0 Israel Politics

The Deepening Crisis over Drafting the Talmidei HaYeshivos // A conversation with MK Moshe Shimon Roth

Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter in Ami · 3 Apr

The current crisis in Israeli politics revolves around the draft of yeshivah students, following a High Court ruling in 2017 and subsequent failed attempts to pass a replacement law.

0 Israel Politics

The Deepening Crisis over Drafting the Talmidei HaYeshivos // A conversation with MK Moshe Shimon Roth

Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter in Ami · 3 Apr

The issue of drafting yeshivah students into the Israeli army has become a focal point in Israeli politics, with the High Court ruling the exemption for Torah learners illegal in 2017.

0 Israel Jewish Law

Pillars Imperiled: We Still Need Miracles

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 2 Apr

An Israeli High Court ruling on the chareidi draft issue has created a societal clash and legal uncertainty for tens of thousands of bochurim and avreichim.

0 Israel Politics

Israel's future depends on a Haredi draft. Can it survive implementing one?

Dan Perry in Forward · 29 Mar

Israel is facing a contentious battle over military draft exemptions for its Haredi population, with the High Court nearing the end of a policy excusing most Haredi men from compulsory military service.

0 Israel Politics

Israeli High Court brings Haredi draft exemption to a legal end — with unclear consequences

Susan Greene in Forward · 28 Mar

The Israeli High Court of Justice has ruled to end the longstanding exemption of Haredi men from the mandatory military draft, sparking uncertainty about the government's response and the implementation of the new policy.

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Knesset votes on judicial overhaul, as violence ensues between protesters and police

BCohen in Forward · 24 Jul 2023

The Knesset recently held final votes on legislation for a judicial overhaul, a key part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

0 Israel Politics

Israel Is So Basic

Bonjour Chai · 26 Jan 2023

Over 110,000 protestors gathered in Tel Aviv to oppose right-wing Israeli government reforms aimed at changing the judicial system to shift power from courts to the legislature.

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Israeli democracy isn't in danger. Minority rule is

Nora Berman in Forward · 23 Jan 2023

In this opinion piece, the author argues that Israeli democracy is not under threat, but rather, minority rule is the issue.

0 Antisemitism Israel

An Unorthodox Week

Unholy: Two Jews on the News · 5 Mar 2021

The Israeli high court decision recognizing reform and conservative conversions prompts discussion on Jewish identity.