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Attorney-General Seeks Court to Void Yeshiva Draft-Evasion Law

7/26/2026

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Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara asked High Court to strike down July 14 Knesset law suspending enforcement against yeshiva students who fail to report for military service.
Justice Ofer Grosskopf froze the law on July 15 and set a nine-justice panel to hear five petitions challenging it.
The Attorney-General’s Office called the amendment a discriminatory “group immunity mechanism,” noting that Knesset advisers said it was enacted that blocks enforcement without exempting students.

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Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara asked High Court to strike down July 14 Knesset law suspending enforcement against yeshiva students who fail to report for military service.
Justice Ofer Grosskopf froze the law on July 15 and set a nine-justice panel to hear five petitions challenging it.
The Attorney-General’s Office called the amendment a discriminatory “group immunity mechanism,” noting that Knesset advisers said it was enacted that blocks enforcement without exempting students.