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Netanyahu Vows Fast-Track Torah Study Law, Ends Draft Arrests

6/23/2026

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to fast-track the Basic Law: Torah Study and a bill ending arrests of draft evaders.
Shas and United Torah Judaism continued their Knesset boycott, originally over Daycare Law, demanding Basic Law advancement and an end to arrests of Torah-study students.
Despite adviser Sagit Afik’s warning that the bill required review by the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, a Knesset vote sent it to House Committee.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to fast-track the Basic Law: Torah Study and a bill ending arrests of draft evaders.
Shas and United Torah Judaism continued their Knesset boycott, originally over Daycare Law, demanding Basic Law advancement and an end to arrests of Torah-study students.
Despite adviser Sagit Afik’s warning that the bill required review by the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, a Knesset vote sent it to House Committee.