Haredi MK Gafni urges Netanyahu to advance Torah study bill unchanged despite legal warnings

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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-07-09 04:03 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Science, Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Law & Courts, World News, War & Conflict
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MK Moshe Gafni, leader of the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Degel HaTorah faction, demanded on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu advance the contentious Basic Law: Torah Study bill unchanged, despite legal warnings that its current wording could provide haredim who evade military service with benefits similar to those available to IDF reservists.
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