High Court strikes down law shielding haredi yeshiva students from arrest over draft evasion

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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-09-04 05:34 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Law & Courts, World News, Crime & Justice, War & Conflict
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The High Court of Justice unanimously struck down on Thursday an amendment that froze arrest, investigation, and enforcement proceedings against haredi (ultra-Orthodox) yeshiva students who failed to report for mandatory military service, with eight of the nine justices also ruling that the amendment does not meet the legal framework.
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